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Both the unique and repeat regions of the Porphyromonas gingivalis hemagglutinin A are involved in adhesion and invasion of host cells

Porphyromonas gingivalis is one of the major etiologic agents of adult periodontitis and has been associated with cardiovascular diseases. It expresses multiple hemagglutinins that are significant virulence factors that play an important role in bacterial attachment and invasion of host cells. The o...

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Main Authors: Bélanger, Myriam, Kozarov, Emil, Song, Hong, Whitlock, Joan, Progulske-Fox, Ann
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3278541/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22100486
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2011.10.005
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