Taxonomy and virulence of oral spirochetes

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-9

  Chan, E C S ^a   McLaughlin, R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Oral spirochetes; Periodontitis; Taxonomy; Virulence; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE MODEL; ENZYMOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOGENICITY; PERIODONTITIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RIBOTYPING; SHORT SURVEY; TREPONEMA; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MICE; PERIODONTITIS; RIBOTYPING; TERMINOLOGY; TREPONEMA; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033980783     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302X.2000.150101.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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