Genetic diversity in the oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis: Molecular mechanisms and biological consequences

Future Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 607-620

  Tribble, Gena D ^a   Kerr, Jennifer E ^a   Wang, Bing Yan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptive virulence; genetic diversity; genetic variability; horizontal DNA transfer; pan genome; Porphyromonas gingivalis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ALLELE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTEROIDES; DNA TRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE INSERTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH FLORA; MOUTH INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOOTH DISEASE; TRANSPOSON;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MOUTH; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84877287199     PISSN: 17460913     EISSN: 17460921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fmb.13.30     Document Type: Review

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