Effects of antibodies against a fusion protein consisting of parts of cell surface protein antigen and glucosyltransferase of Streptococcus sobrinus on cell adhesion of mutans streptococci

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-20

  Kawato, T ^a   Yamashita, Y ^b   Katono, T ^a   Kimura, A ^a   Maeno, M ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Cell surface protein antigen; Glucosyltransferase; Mutans streptococci; Protein antigen

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BINDING PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; GLUCAN BINDING PROTEIN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SUCROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DURAPATITE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; SUCROSE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 37349121869     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: 1399302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.2007.00382.x     Document Type: Article

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