Identification of a second endogenous Porphyromonas gingivalis insertion element
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Transposition of the endogenous insertion sequence element IS1126 modulates gingipain expression in Porphyromonas gingivalis.
We have previously reported on a Tn4351-generated mutant of Porphyromonas gingivalis (MSM-3) which expresses enhanced arginine-specific proteinase activity and does not utilize hemin or hemoglobin for growth (C. A. Genco et al., Infect. Immun. 63:2459-2466, 1995). In the process of characterizing the genetic lesion in P. gingivalis MSM-3, we have determined that the endogenous P. gingivalis ins...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bacteriology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0021-9193,1098-5530
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.11.3808-3812.1997