An extracellular protease of Streptococcus gordonii hydrolyzes type IV collagen and collagen analogues

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 271-278

  Juarez, Zaira E ^a   Stinson, Murray W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN DERIVATIVE; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII;

STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII;

EID: 0032893415     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.1.271-278.1999     Document Type: Article

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