The Capsule of Porphyromonas gingivalis Leads to a Reduction in the Host Inflammatory Response, Evasion of Phagocytosis, and Increase in Virulence

Periodontal disease is a chronic oral inflammatory disease that is triggered by bacteria such as Porphyromonas gingivalis. P. gingivalis strains exhibit great heterogeneity, with some strains being encapsulated while others are nonencapsulated. Although the encapsulated strains have been shown to be...

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Main Authors: Singh, Amrita, Wyant, Tiana, Anaya-Bergman, Cecilia, Aduse-Opoku, Joseph, Brunner, Jorg, Laine, Marja L., Curtis, Michael A., Lewis, Janina P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2011
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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3257911/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21911459
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.05016-11
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