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In vitro invasion and survival of Porphyromonas gingivalis in gingival fibroblasts; role of the capsule.
Archivum immunologiae et therapiae experimentalis - 1 Dec 2012
Irshad Muhammad, van der Reijden Wil A, Crielaard Wim, Laine Marja L
Abstract excerpt
Porphyromonas gingivalis is a Gram-negative, anaerobic bacterium involved in periodontitis and peri-implantitis that can invade and survive inside host cells in vitro. P. gingivalis can invade human gingival fibroblasts (GF), but no data are available about the role of P. gingivalis' capsule in GF invasion. In the current study, we aimed to determine the ability of three strains of P. gingivalis (encapsulated...
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