<i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i> HmuY and <i>Bacteroides vulgatus</i> Bvu—A Novel Competitive Heme Acquisition Strategy

Human oral and gut microbiomes are crucial for maintenance of homeostasis in the human body. <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i>, the key etiologic agent of chronic periodontitis, can cause dysbiosis in the mouth and gut, which results in local and systemic infectious inflammatory diseases&l...

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Main Authors: Klaudia Siemińska, Patryk Cierpisz, Michał Śmiga, Teresa Olczak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
gut
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/5/2237