Role of differential expression of streptococcal arginine deiminase in inhibition of fimA expression in Porphyromonas gingivalis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4367-4371

  Lin, Xinghua ^a   Lamont, Richard J ^b   Wu, Jie ^a   Xie, Hua ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE DEIMINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROLASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ARCA; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS CRISTATUS;

EID: 44949084624     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01898-07     Document Type: Article

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