| Literature DB >> 16622239 |
Cindy A Capestany1, Masae Kuboniwa, Il-Young Jung, Yoonsuk Park, Gena D Tribble, Richard J Lamont.
Abstract
The oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis expresses a homolog of the internalin family protein InlJ. Inactivation of inlJ reduced monospecies biofilm formation by P. gingivalis. In contrast, heterotypic P. gingivalis-Streptococcus gordonii biofilm formation was enhanced in the InlJ-deficient mutant. The results indicate a nuanced role for InlJ in regulating biofilm accumulations of P. gingivalis.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16622239 PMCID: PMC1459709 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.74.5.3002-3005.2006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441