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Tannerella forsythia Tfo belongs to Porphyromonas gingivalis HmuY-like family of proteins but differs in heme-binding properties
Porphyromonas gingivalis is considered the principal etiologic agent and keystone pathogen of chronic periodontitis. As an auxotrophic bacterium, it must acquire heme to survive and multiply at the infection site. P. gingivalis HmuY is the first member of a novel family of hemophore-like proteins. B...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Portland Press Ltd.
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6200708/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30266745 http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/BSR20181325 |