Dense fimbrial meshwork enhances Porphyromonas gingivalis adhesiveness: A scanning electron microscopic study

Journal of Periodontal Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 114-118

  Hongo, Hirohisa ^a   Takano, H ^a   Morita, M ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fimbriae; Meshwork; Porphyromonas gingivalis; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CYTOLOGY; FIMBRIA; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOTH PLAQUE; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; DENTAL PLAQUE; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 33847037072     PISSN: 00223484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2006.00922.x     Document Type: Article

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