Streptococcus parasanguis fimbria-associated adhesin fap1 is required for biofilm formation

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 2512-2519

  Froeliger, E H ^a   Fives Taylor, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIMBRIA; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PARASANGUINIS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MUTATION; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0035077495     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.4.2512-2519.2001     Document Type: Article

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