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Identification of bistable populations of Porphyromonas gingivalis that differ in epithelial cell invasion.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Oct 2010
Suwannakul S, Stafford G P, Whawell S A, Douglas C W I
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Bistable populations of bacteria give rise to two or more subtypes that exhibit different phenotypes. We have explored whether the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis exhibits bistable invasive phenotypes. Using a modified cell invasion assay, we show for the first time that there are two distinct subtypes within a population of P. gingivalis strains NCTC 11834 and W50 that display differences in their...
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