Bacteriocin production by Fusobacterium isolates recovered from the oral cavity of human subjects with and without periodontal disease and of marmosets

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 585-594

  Oliveira, A A P ^a   Farias, L M ^a   Nicoli, J R ^a   Costa, J E ^a   Carvalho, M A R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Antagonism; Antagonistic substances; Bacteriocin; Fusobacterium; Marmoset; Mouth

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOSTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; FUSOBACTERIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; MARMOSET; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; THERMOSTABILITY;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; CALLITHRIX PENICILLATA; FUSOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0032436107     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(99)80006-0     Document Type: Article

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