Characterization of Coaggregation of Fusobacterium nucleatum PK1594 with Six Porphyromonas gingivalis Strains

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-54

  Metzger, Zvi ^a   Blasbalg, Jaron ^a   Dotan, Miri ^a   Tsesis, Igor ^a   Weiss, Ervin I ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biofilm; coaggregation; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Porphyromonas gingivalis

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; LACTOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; DRUG EFFECT; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; FUCOSE; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GALACTOSE; LACTOSE; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS;

EID: 57149126807     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.09.016     Document Type: Article

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