Pathogenic potential of Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola and Tannerella forsythia, the red bacterial complex associated with periodontitis;Potentiel pathogénique de Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola et Tannerella forsythia, le complexe bactérien rouge associé à la parodontite

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 55, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 154-162

  Bodet, C ^a   Chandad, F ^a   Grenier, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Periodontitis; Polymicrobial infection; Tissue destruction; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ALVEOLAR BONE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BONE DESTRUCTION; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; REVIEW; TANNERELLA FORSYTHENSIS; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

EID: 34249682727     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2006.07.045     Document Type: Review

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