Investigation of periodontal disease development and Porphyromonas gulae FimA genotype distribution in small dogs

Abstract In dogs, Porphyromonas gulae is a major periodontal pathogen with 41-kDa proteins polymerizing to form a filamentous structure called fimbriae or pili, termed FimA. FimA is classified into three genotypes: A, B, and C, and there are combinations of types A, B, C, A/B, A/C, B/C, and A/B/C. P...

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Main Authors: Junya Yasuda, Hidemi Yasuda, Ryota Nomura, Saaya Matayoshi, Hiroaki Inaba, Enrique Gongora, Naoki Iwashita, So Shirahata, Noriyuki Kaji, Tatsuya Akitomo, Chieko Mitsuhata, Jumpei Uchiyama, Tomoki Fukuyama, Michiyo Matsumoto-Nakano, Kazuhiko Nakano, Masaru Murakami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55842-8