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Heterogenic virulence and related factors among clinical isolates of Porphyromonas gingivalis with type II fimbriae.
Oral microbiology and immunology - 1 Feb 2008
Inaba H, Nakano K, Kato T, Nomura R, Kawai S, Kuboniwa M, Ishihara K, Ooshima T, Amano A
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Porphyromonas gingivalis is a periodontal pathogen whose fimbriae are classified into six genotypes (types I-V and Ib) based on the diversity of the fimA genes encoding the fimbrial subunits. Accumulated evidence suggests that P. gingivalis strains with type II fimbriae are more...
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