Invasion Strategies of the Oral Pathogen <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis:</i> Implications for Cardiovascular Disease

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Microorganisms have evolved a variety of mechanisms designed to evade detection and/or destruction by the host. Many pathogens evade host defenses by invading cells, thus providing the bacterium with an environment free of competing microorganisms. Adherence and invasion are active processes in which microorganisms often use host proteins and enzymes to gain entry into the cell, thus stimulating their own uptake....

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