Heterologous inducible expression of Enterococcus faecalis pCF10 aggregation substance Asc10 in Lactococcus lactis and Streptococcus gordonii contributes to cell hydrophobicity and adhesion to fibrin

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2299-2306

  Hirt, Helmut ^a   Erlandsen, Stanley L ^b   Dunny, Gary M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE INDUCTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FAMILY; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FIBRIN; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STREPTOCOCCACEAE; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII;

EID: 0034029585     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.8.2299-2306.2000     Document Type: Article

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