Identification of the gene encoding the FhbB protein of Treponema denticola, a highly unique factor H-like protein 1 binding protein

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1050-1054

  McDowell, John V ^a   Frederick, Jesse ^a   Stamm, Lola ^b   Marconi, Richard T ^a,c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; FACTOR H LIKE PROTEIN 1; PROTEIN FHBB; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 33846816479     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01458-06     Document Type: Article

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