Zymographic characterization of bacteriolytic enzymes produced by oral Streptococci

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 465-469

  Yoshimura, Goh ^a   Komatsuzawa, Hitoshi ^a   Kajimura, Junko ^a   Fujiwara, Tamaki ^a   Ohara, Masaru ^a   Kozai, Katsuyuki ^a   Sugai, Motoyuki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacteriolytic enzyme; Oral streptococci; Zymography

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIOLYSIS; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; ZYMOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

EID: 3042748175     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2004.tb03537.x     Document Type: Article

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