The Role of Treponema denticola Motility in Synergistic Biofilm Formation With Porphyromonas gingivalis

Chronic periodontitis has a polymicrobial biofilm etiology and interactions between key oral bacterial species, such as Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola contribute to disease progression. P. gingivalis and T. denticola are co-localized in subgingival plaque and have been previously s...

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Main Authors: Hong Min Ng, Nada Slakeski, Catherine A. Butler, Paul D. Veith, Yu-Yen Chen, Sze Wei Liu, Brigitte Hoffmann, Stuart G. Dashper, Eric C. Reynolds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00432/full