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Effect of extracytoplasmic function sigma factors on autoaggregation, hemagglutination, and cell surface properties of Porphyromonas gingivalis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Fujise Kazutaka, Kikuchi Yuichiro, Kokubu Eitoyo, Okamoto-Shibayama Kazuko, Ishihara Kazuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Porphyromonas gingivalis is a bacterium frequently isolated from chronic periodontal lesions and is involved in the development of chronic periodontitis. To colonize the gingival crevice, P. gingivalis has to adapt to environmental stresses. Microbial gene expression is regulated by transcription factors such as those in two-component systems and extracytoplasmic function (ECF) sigma factors. ECF sigma factors...
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