Natural Competence Is a Major Mechanism for Horizontal DNA Transfer in the Oral Pathogen <named-content content-type="genus-species">Porphyromonas gingivalis</named-content>
ABSTRACT Porphyromonas gingivalis is a Gram-negative anaerobe that resides exclusively in the human oral cavity. Long-term colonization by P. gingivalis requires the bacteria to evade host immune responses while adapting to the changing host physiology and alterations in the composition of the oral...
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American Society for Microbiology
2012
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