| Literature DB >> 7728384 |
C W Cutler1, J R Kalmar, C A Genco.
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.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7728384 DOI: 10.1016/s0966-842x(00)88874-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Microbiol ISSN: 0966-842X Impact factor: 17.079