Abstract
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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 45-51 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Trends in Microbiology |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1995 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
- Virology
- Microbiology