Article
Genetic diversity in the oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis: molecular mechanisms and biological consequences.
Future microbiology - 1 May 2013
Tribble Gena D, Kerr Jennifer E, Wang Bing-Yan
Abstract excerpt
Porphyromonas gingivalis is a Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium that colonizes the human oral cavity. It is implicated in the development of periodontitis, a chronic periodontal disease affecting half of the adult population in the USA. To survive in the oral cavity, these bacteria must colonize dental plaque biofilms in competition with other bacterial species. Long-term survival requires P. gingivalis to evade...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Genetic Variation
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Humans
- Mouth
- Periodontitis
- Porphyromonas gingivalis
- Virulence