Characterization of FimA in Porphyromonas gingivalis genotype IV

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 497-500

  Choi, Young Suk ^a   Moon, Ji Hoi ^a   Park, Jae Hong ^a   Lee, Jin Yong ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

FimA; Genotype IV; Porphyromonas gingivalis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EPITOPE; FIMA PROTEIN TYPE IV; OLIGOMER; POLYMER; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; DISSOCIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 84863999207     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2012.00955.x     Document Type: Article

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