Functional variation of the antigen I/II surface protein in Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus intermedius

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 249-256

  Petersen, F C ^a   Assev, S ^a   Van der Mei, H C ^a   Busscher, H J ^a   Scheie, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN I II SURFACE PROTEIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL SURFACE; CONTACT ANGLE; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ALKANES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; RATS; SALIVARY GLANDS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0036138415     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.1.249-256.2002     Document Type: Article

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