Evidence of recombination in Porphyromonas gingivalis and random distribution of putative virulence markers

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 4479-4485

  Frandsen, E V G ^a   Poulsen, K ^a   Curtis, M A ^a   Kilian, M ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EVOLUTION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE SEQUENCE; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHYLOGENY; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-2; HUMANS; HYDRO-LYASES; MONOMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; PEROXIDASES; PHYLOGENY; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0034967975     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.7.4479-4485.2001     Document Type: Article

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