Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola exhibit metabolic symbioses.

Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola are strongly associated with chronic periodontitis. These bacteria have been co-localized in subgingival plaque and demonstrated to exhibit symbiosis in growth in vitro and synergistic virulence upon co-infection in animal models of disease. Here we s...

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Main Authors: Kheng H Tan, Christine A Seers, Stuart G Dashper, Helen L Mitchell, James S Pyke, Vincent Meuric, Nada Slakeski, Steven M Cleal, Jenny L Chambers, Malcolm J McConville, Eric C Reynolds
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/9b45a54bde574be896440d0d9b95ffc2
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