Physiological alterations of a Fusobacterium nucleatum strain exposed to oxidative stress

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-26

  Da Silva, V L ^a   Diniz, C G ^b   Dos Santos, S G ^a   Gomes, R M F ^a   Nicoli, J R ^a   Magalhaes P P ^a   Mendes, E N ^a   De Carvalho, M A R ^a   Farias, L M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adaptive response; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ELECTROPHORESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEINS;

ADAPTIVE RESPONSE; BIOCHEMICAL TESTS; CELL-FREE; EXPOSED TO; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; PCR ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS;

OXIDATIVE STRESS;

BACTERIAL DNA; GENOMIC DNA;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; GENETIC VARIATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTEIN; STRESS;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; FUSOBACTERIUM; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; FUSOBACTERIUM VARIUM;

EID: 34250824585     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03236.x     Document Type: Article

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