Characterization of Treponema denticola mutants defective in the major antigenic proteins, Msp and TmpC.

Treponema denticola, a gram-negative and anaerobic spirochete, is associated with advancing severity of chronic periodontitis. In this study, we confirmed that two major antigenic proteins were Msp and TmpC, and examined their physiological and pathological roles using gene-deletion mutants. Msp for...

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Main Authors: Yuki Abiko, Keiji Nagano, Yasuo Yoshida, Fuminobu Yoshimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4234677?pdf=render