The capsule of <it>Porphyromonas gingivalis </it>reduces the immune response of human gingival fibroblasts

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Periodontitis is a bacterial infection of the periodontal tissues. The Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium <it>Porphyromonas gingivalis </it>is considered a major causative agent. One of the virulence factors of <it>P...

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Main Authors: van Winkelhoff Arie J, Laine Marja L, Deng Dong M, El Idrissi Nawal B, Scheres Nina, Brunner Jorg, Crielaard Wim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/5