Porphyromonas gingivalis FimA fimbriae: Roles of the fim gene cluster in the fimbrial assembly and antigenic heterogeneity among fimA genotypes

Journal of Oral Biosciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 160-163

  Nagano, Keiji ^a   Abiko, Yuki ^a   Yoshida, Yasuo ^a   Yoshimura, Fuminobu ^a  

^a AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antigenicity; FimA; Fimbriae; Genotype; Porphyromonas gingivalis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867571585     PISSN: 13490079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.job.2012.07.002     Document Type: Review

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