Classification of oral streptococci by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis with direct activity stain for glycosyltransferases

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 171-175

  Ando, Toshifumi ^a   Tsumori, H ^a   Shimamura, A ^a   Sato, Y ^a   Mukasa, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glycosyltransferases; Oral streptococci; Two dimensional gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; FRUCTOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCAN; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STAINING; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; GLUCANS; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOUTH; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0037903415     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302X.2003.00062.x     Document Type: Article

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