The type IV fimbrial subunit gene (fimA) of dichelobacter nodosus is essential for virulence, protease secretion, and natural competence

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 15, 2001, Pages 4451-4458

  Kennan, R M ^a   Dhungyel, O P ^a   Whittington, R J ^a   Egerton, J R ^a   Rood, J I ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME RELEASE; FIMA GENE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; INTEGRASES; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; PILI, SEX; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0034933204     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.15.4451-4458.2001     Document Type: Article

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