Functional differences of Porphyromonas gingivalis Fimbriae in determining periodontal disease pathogenesis: a literature review
Porphyromonas gingivalis is implicated in chronic and aggressive periodontitis. This bacterium has numerous virulence factors and one is the Fimbriae, which is quite important for bacterial colonization. Fimbriae are appendices that anchor to the bacterial wall and are comprised of the protein FimB...
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Universidad del Valle
2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4002014/ |