Unaltered expression of the major protease genes in a non-virulent recA-defective mutant of Porphyromonas gingivalis W83

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-47

  Abaibou, H ^a   Ma, Q ^a   Olango, G J ^a   Potempa, J ^b   Travis, J ^c   Fletcher, H M ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Mutant; Porphyromonas gingivalis; Protease; recA

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE; RECA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROPORATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNIZATION; MOUSE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PATHOGENICITY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ELECTROPORATION; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNIZATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; REC A RECOMBINASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033959657     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302X.2000.150107.x     Document Type: Article

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