Article
Heterogeneity of Porphyromonas gingivalis strains on fimbrillin gene locus by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis.
The Bulletin of Tokyo Medical and Dental University - 1 Sept 1993
Zhang Y J
Abstract excerpt
The adherence of Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) to the periodontal tissue may be an initial step in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease, and fimbriae is believed to play an important role in such processes. However, the heterogeneity of the size, sequence and antigenic reactivity of...
Topics
- Adult
- Aggressive Periodontitis
- Bacterial Adhesion
- Bacterial Proteins
- Blotting, Southern
- DNA, Bacterial
- Dental Plaque
- Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
- Fimbriae Proteins
- Fimbriae, Bacterial
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Periodontitis
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Porphyromonas gingivalis