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Analysis of a band 7/MEC-2 family gene of Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Journal of dental research - 1 Jan 2009
Walters S, Rodrigues P, Bélanger M, Whitlock J, Progulske-Fox A
Abstract excerpt
In vivo-induced antigen technology has previously been used to identify 115 genes induced in Porphyromonas gingivalis W83 during human infection. The aim of this study was to determine if one of these genes, PG1334, was important for the virulence of P. gingivalis. Analysis of plaque samples from persons with periodontitis revealed that PG1334 was expressed in 88.0% of diseased sites, compared with 42.1% of...
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