Critical pathways in microbial virulence

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2005, Pages 28-38

  Curtis, M A ^a,b   Slaney, J M ^a   Aduse Opoku, J ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Pathogenicity; Virulence

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FIMBRIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 25844497009     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2005.00817.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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