Cleavage of human immunoglobulin G by Treponema denticola

Anaerobe

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-4

  Grenier, Daniel ^a   Mayrand, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glycosidase; Immunoglobulin; Periodontitis; Protease; Treponema denticola; Virulence

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOSIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LYSOZYME; MUCIN; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SIALIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GLYCOLYSIS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTITIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SPIROCHETE; TREPONEMA; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

SPIROCHAETALES; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

EID: 0035058974     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anae.2000.0361     Document Type: Article

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