| Literature DB >> 16988281 |
Xinghua Lin1, Jie Wu, Hua Xie.
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Two distinctive types of fimbriae have been identified in Porphyromonas gingivalis. In this report, we demonstrate that minor fimbriae are involved in P. gingivalis autoaggregation and colonization. A mutant with a deficiency in minor fimbriae can bind to a saliva-coated surface but does not form microcolonies as the wild-type strain does.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16988281 PMCID: PMC1594877 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00797-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441