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Comparative analysis of motility and other properties of Treponema denticola strains.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Jan 2017
Nagano Keiji, Hasegawa Yoshiaki, Yoshida Yasuo, Yoshimura Fuminobu
Abstract excerpt
The periodontitis-associated pathogen Treponema denticola is a spirochetal bacterium that swims by rotating its cell body like a corkscrew using periplasmic flagella. We compared physiologic and pathogenic properties, including motility, in four strains of T. denticola. Phase-contrast microscopy showed differential motility between the strains; ATCC 35404 showed the highest motility, followed by ATCC 33521, and...
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