Identification of a 95 kDa putative adhesin from Actinomyces serovar WVA963 strain PK1259 that is distinct from type 2 fimbrial subunits.

doi:10.1099/00221287-143-3-835

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Identification of a 95 kDa putative adhesin from Actinomyces serovar WVA963 strain PK1259 that is distinct from type 2 fimbrial subunits.

Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Mar 1997

Klier Christiane M, Kolenbrander Paul E, Roble Arlene G, Marco Maria L, Cross Sharon, Handley Pauline S

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The species Actinomyces serovar WVA963 is among the 20 bacteria most frequently isolated from human subgingival plaque. The interactions of this species with streptococci are inhibited by lactose, a function associated with type 2 fimbrial surface structures in Actinomyces naeslundii. Type 1 fimb...

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Actinomyces
Adhesins, Bacterial
Fimbriae, Bacterial
Humans
Mutation

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