Kgp and RgpB, but not RgpA, are important for Porphyromonas gingivalis virulence in the murine periodontitis model

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1436-1442

  Pathirana, Rishi D ^a   O'Brien Simpson, Neil M ^a   Brammar, Gail C ^a   Slakeski, Nada ^a   Reynolds, Eric C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; PROTEIN KGP; PROTEIN RGPA; PROTEIN RGPB; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALVEOLAR BONE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; KGP GENE; MAXILLA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RGPA GENE; RGPB GENE; WILD TYPE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ANIMALS; BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MICE; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 33847747459     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01627-06     Document Type: Article

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