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Pathogenic strategies of the oral anaerobe, Porphyromonas gingivalis

C W Cutler et al. Trends Microbiol. 1995 Feb.

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Adult periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects over 49 million people in the USA alone. Porphyromonas (formerly Bacteroides) gingivalis, a Gram-negative anaerobe, has a diverse repertoire of virulence factors that may be involved in the induction or progression of periodontitis.

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