Analysis of the capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis locus of porphyromonas gingivalis and development of a K1-specific polymerase chain reaction-based serotyping assay

Journal of Periodontal Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 698-705

  Brunner, J ^a   Crielaard, W ^a,b   Van Winkelhoff, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis; K1 serotype; PCR based serotyping; Porphyromonas gingivalis

Indexed keywords

CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE K1;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPING; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROTYPING; VIRULENCE;

EID: 55649086605     PISSN: 00223484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2007.01075.x     Document Type: Article

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