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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00432/full |