Flp-1, the first representative of a new pilin gene subfamily, is required for non-specific adherence of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 542-554

  Kachlany, Scott C ^a   Planet, Paul J ^a   DeSalle, Rob ^b   Fine, Daniel H ^c   Figurski, David H ^a   Kaplan, Jeffrey B ^c  

^a New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; PILIN; POLYPEPTIDE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL ADHESION; CELL SURFACE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENOME; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PERIODONTITIS; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSPOSON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0034999675     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02422.x     Document Type: Article

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