Influence of genetic background on transformation and expression of Green Fluorescent Protein in Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 274-281

  Teughels, W ^a   Sliepen, I ^a   De Keersmaecker, S ^a   Quirynen, M ^a   Lippmann, J ^b   Pauwels, M ^a   Fives Taylor, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; Electro transformation; Green Fluorescent Protein; Virulence

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PLASMID VECTOR;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROTRANSFORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEROTYPE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ELECTROPORATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; SEROTYPING; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 23944497302     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.2005.00224.x     Document Type: Article

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