Inactivation of a gene for a fibronectin-binding protein of the oral bacterium Streptococcus mutans partially impairs its adherence to fibronectin

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-59

  Miller Torbert, Tracey A ^a   Sharma, Shvetank ^a   Holt, Robert G ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Fibronectin binding; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FIBRONECTIN; FIBRONECTIN BINDING PROTEIN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE INACTIVATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOUTH FLORA; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FIBRONECTINS; GENE SILENCING; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 44649111167     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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