Virulence factors of the oral spirochete Treponema denticola

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 691-703

  Dashper, S G ^a   Seers, C A ^a   Tan, K H ^a   Reynolds, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

chronic periodontitis; immunomodulation; outer sheath vesicles; polymicrobial biofilms

Indexed keywords

LIPID LINKED OLIGOSACCHARIDES; LIPID-LINKED OLIGOSACCHARIDES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; BIOFILM; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; DISEASE MODEL; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNE EVASION; IMMUNOMODULATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEMS; BIOFILMS; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; DENTAL PLAQUE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; IMMUNE EVASION; IMMUNOMODULATION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; MOVEMENT; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 79952733471     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034510385242     Document Type: Review

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