Streptococcus salivarius urease: Genetic and biochemical characterization and expression in a dental plaque streptococcus

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 585-592

  Chen, Yi Ywan M ^a   Anne Clancy, K ^a,b   Burne, Robert A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; NUCLEOTIDE; UREA; UREASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DENTAL CARIES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

EID: 9044244140     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.2.585-592.1996     Document Type: Article

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