Synergistic Pathogenicity of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum in the Mouse Subcutaneous Chamber Model

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-94

  Metzger, Zvi ^a,b   Lin, Yuh Yih ^a   Dimeo, Fernando ^a   Ambrose, Wallace W ^a   Trope, Martin ^a   Arnold, Roland R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fusobacterium nucleatum; mixed infection; pathogenicity; Porphyromonas gingivalis

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; GALACTOSE;

ABSCESS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTION; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOFILM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTION; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SUPERINFECTION;

ABSCESS; ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GALACTOSE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MODELS, ANIMAL; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 57149125700     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.10.015     Document Type: Article

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