Identification of a two-component signal transduction system involved in fimbriation of Porphyromonas gingivalis

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 279-282

  Hayashi, Jun Ichiro ^a   Nishikawa, Kiyoshi ^a   Hirano, Risa ^a   Noguchi, Toshihide ^a   Yoshimura, Fuminobu ^a  

^a AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fimbriation; Porphyromonas gingivalis; Two component signal transduction system

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM MUTANT; FIMBRIA; GENE INSERTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; REGULATOR GENE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034096408     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2000.tb02496.x     Document Type: Article

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