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Distribution and molecular characterization of Porphyromonas gulae carrying a new fimA genotype.
Veterinary microbiology - 28 Dec 2012
Yamasaki Yoshie, Nomura Ryota, Nakano Kazuhiko, Inaba Hiroaki, Kuboniwa Masae, Hirai Norihiko, Shirai Mitsuyuki, Kato Yukio, Murakami Masaru, Naka Shuhei, Iwai Soichi, Matsumoto-Nakano Michiyo, Ooshima Takashi, Amano Atsuo, Asai Fumitoshi
Abstract excerpt
Porphyromonas gulae is a gram-negative black-pigmented anaerobe which is known to be a pathogen for periodontitis in dogs. Approximately 41kDa filamentous appendages on the cell surface (FimA) encoded by the fimA gene are regarded as important factors associated with periodontitis. The fimA genotype was classified into two major types and strains in type B were shown to be more virulent than those in type A. In...
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