Article
Construction and characterization of a fimA mutant of Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Infection and immunity - 1 May 1994
Hamada N, Watanabe K, Sasakawa C, Yoshikawa M, Yoshimura F, Umemoto T
Abstract excerpt
Although fimbriae of Porphyromonas gingivalis have been implicated as playing a major role in adherence to gingival tissue surfaces, no conclusive genetic evidence has yet been obtained. The fimA gene, the determinant for the major fimbrial subunit protein, was cloned and sequenced (D. P. Dickins...
Topics
- Bacterial Adhesion
- Bacterial Proteins
- Fibroblasts
- Fimbriae Proteins
- Fimbriae, Bacterial
- Gingiva
- Hemagglutination
- Humans
- Mutation
- Porphyromonas gingivalis