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Porphyromonas gingivalis Fim-A genotype distribution among Colombians.
Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia) - 30 Sept 2015
Moreno Sandra, Jaramillo Adriana, Parra Beatriz, Botero Javier Enrique, Contreras Adolfo
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Porphyromonas gingivalis is associated with periodontitis and exhibit a wide array of virulence factors, including fimbriae which is encoded by the FimA gene representing six known genotypes. OBJETIVE: To identify FimA genotypes of P. gingivalis in subjects from Cali-Colombia, including the co-infection with Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Treponema denticola, and Tannerella forsythia....
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