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ArticleInfection and immunity2018

Utilization of Variant and Fusion Proteins To Functionally Map the Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Trimeric Autotransporter Protein ApiA.

Carla Cugini, Yongyi Mei, David Furgang, Nisha George, Narayanan Ramasubbu, Daniel H Fine

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Journal of oral microbiology · 2026
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  2. Molecular Analysis ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carla CuginiDepartment of Oral Biology, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Yongyi MeiDepartment of Oral Biology, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
David FurgangDepartment of Oral Biology, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Nisha GeorgeDepartment of Oral Biology, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Narayanan RamasubbuDepartment of Oral Biology, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Daniel H FineDepartment of Oral Biology, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, New Jersey, USA finedh@sdm.rutgers.edu.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

Localized Aggressive Periodontitis: Microbial & Host Markers for SusceptibilityR01DE017968 · NIDCR · UNIV OF MED/DENT OF NJ-NJ DENTAL SCHOOL · PI FINE, DANIEL H · 2007 to 2018
$5.5M
PGA exopolysaccharide in biofilm formation and pathogenicity of Aggregatibacter aR01DE022544 · NIDCR · UNIV OF MED/DENT OF NJ-NJ DENTAL SCHOOL · PI RAMASUBBU, NARAYANAN, SCHREINER, HELEN CAROL · 2013 to 2016
$1.4M
Oral Colonization of Aggregatibacter in PrimatesR21DE021172 · NIDCR · UNIV OF MED/DENT OF NJ-NJ DENTAL SCHOOL · PI FINE, DANIEL H · 2011 to 2012
$373k
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE017968NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE022544NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE021172
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Gram-negative bacterium

Indexed as

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitansBacterial ProteinsHumansPasteurellaceae InfectionsProtein DomainsProtein MultimerizationProtein TransportType V Secretion SystemsBacterial ProteinsType V Secretion Systemsautoaggregationautotransporterautotransporter proteinsbiofilmbiofilmsbuccal epithelial cell binding

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PMID29229732
PMCPMC5820932
OpenAlexW2774326123

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