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A 5-year longitudinal study of Tannerella forsythia prtH genotype: association with loss of attachment.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Jan 2008
Hamlet S M, Ganashan N, Cullinan M P, Westerman B, Palmer J E, Seymour G J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tannerella forsythia (previously T. forsythensis) in subgingival plaque has been recognized as a defined periodontal pathogen, but its mere presence may be insufficient for disease initiation and/or progression. The organism may produce a cysteine protease, encoded by the prtH gene, w...
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