Approaches to Understanding Mechanisms of Dentilisin Protease Complex Expression in Treponema denticola

The oral spirochete Treponema denticola is a keystone periodontal pathogen that, in association with members of a complex polymicrobial oral biofilm, contributes to tissue damage and alveolar bone loss in periodontal disease. Virulence-associated behaviors attributed to T. denticola include disrupti...

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Main Authors: M. Paula Goetting-Minesky, Valentina Godovikova, J. Christopher Fenno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.668287/full