分析口腔共生体Aggregatibacter aphrophilus的VI型分泌系统在向病原生物中的功能

Jan Oscarsson1, Kai Bao2, Akiko Shiratsuchi3

  • 1Oral Microbiology, Department of Odontology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.

STAR protocols
|October 26, 2024
PubMed
概括

这项研究引入了一项新的协议,以评估口腔细菌的适应性,特别是A. aphrophilus的VI型分泌系统 (T6SS). 该方法使用生物膜竞争和超蛋白学来了解T6SS对口腔微生物群落的影响.

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