Synergistic virulence of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola in a murine periodontitis model

Molecular Oral Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 229-240

  Orth, R K H ^a   O'Brien Simpson, N M ^a   Dashper, S G ^a   Reynolds, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alveolar bone loss; Animal model; Chronic periodontitis; Porphyromonas; Treponema; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOKINE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INOCULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ANIMALS; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-4; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA; VIRULENCE;

EID: 79960080266     PISSN: 20411006     EISSN: 20411014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-1014.2011.00612.x     Document Type: Article

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