Fusobacterium nucleatum impairs serum binding to Porphyromonas gingivalis biofilm

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 92-94

  Choi, Jeom Il ^a   Kim, U S ^a   Kim, S J ^a   Son, W S ^a   Park, H R ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Avidity; Biofilm; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Porphyromonas gingivalis; Serum binding

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ACIDITY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; IMMUNIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; BINDING SITES, ANTIBODY; BIOFILMS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; IMMUNE SERA; MICE; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS;

EID: 0037573519     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302X.2003.00048.x     Document Type: Article

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