The response regulator fimR is essential for fimbrial production of the oral anaerobe Porphyromonas gingivalis

Anaerobe

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 255-262

  Nishikawa, Kiyoshi ^a   Yoshimura, Fuminobu ^a  

^a AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fimbriae; FimR; Porphyromonas gingivalis; pT COW; Two component regulatory system

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; PROTEIN FIMR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DNA PURIFICATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIMBRIA; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATOR GENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PORPHYROMONAS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; TRANSPOSONS; UNIDENTIFIED SHUTTLE VECTOR;

EID: 0035697970     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anae.2001.0390     Document Type: Article

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