A novel gene required for natural competence in Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans

Journal of Periodontal Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 129-134

  Tanaka, A ^a   Fujise, O ^a   Chen, C ^b   Miura, M ^a   Hamachi, T ^a   Maeda, K ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans; DNA uptake; Natural competence; Periodontitis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FIMBRIA PROTEIN; FLP PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

AGGREGATIBACTER ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIA; GENE DELETION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PLASMID;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA TRANSFORMATION COMPETENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENE DELETION; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPEN READING FRAMES; OPERON; PLASMIDS; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 84855354559     PISSN: 00223484     EISSN: 16000765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2011.01410.x     Document Type: Article

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