Dipeptide utilization by the periodontal pathogens Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia, Prevotella nigrescens and Fusobacterium nucleatum

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 50-54

  Takahashi, N ^a   Sato, T ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dipeptide; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Porphyromonas gingivalis; Prevotella intermedia; Prevotella nigrescens; Protease

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; ASPARTYL ASPARTIC ACID; ASPARTYL-ASPARTIC ACID; DIPEPTIDE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMYL GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMYL-GLUTAMIC ACID; PEPTIDE; POLYASPARTIC ACID; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; METABOLISM; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA;

ASPARTIC ACID; CULTURE MEDIA; DIPEPTIDES; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GLUTAMIC ACID; PEPTIDES; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA;

EID: 0035999724     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0902-0055.2001.00089.x     Document Type: Article

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