The aggregation-promoting factor of Lactobacillus crispatus M247 and its genetic locus

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 749-756

  Marcotte, Harold ^a,b   Ferrari, S ^c   Cesena, C ^c   Hammarstrom L ^b   Morelli, L ^c   Pozzi, G ^a   Oggioni, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Aggregation promoting factor; apf gene; Colonization; Lactobacilli; Nonaggregating mutant

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEINS;

AGGREGATION-PROMOTING FACTOR; APF GENE; COLONISATION; ENCODINGS; GENETIC LOCUS; LACTOBACILLUS; NONAGGREGATING MUTANT; PROMOTING FACTORS; SUPERNATANTS; WESTERN-BLOT ANALYSIS;

GENES;

AGGREGATION PROMOTING FACTOR; BACTERIAL DNA; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MICROBIOLOGY;

APF GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS;

EID: 4944263131     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02364.x     Document Type: Article

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