Modulation of antibacterial peptide activity by products of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Prevotella spp.

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 965-971

  Devine, D A ^a   Marsh, P D ^a   Percival, R S ^a   Rangarajan, M ^b   Curtis, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Porphyromonas gingivalis; Prevotella intermedia; Prevotella nigrescens; Proteases

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CECROPIN B; MAGAININ 2; MASTOPARAN; PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; PREVOTELLA NIGRESCENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032899780     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-4-965     Document Type: Article

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