Role of Porphyromonas gingivalis’s peptidylarginine deiminase in multispecies biofilm formation and bacterial adherence to host cells

Porphyromonas gingivalis’s peptidylarginine deiminase (PPAD) is one of the most unique virulence factors in the pathogenesis of periodontitis, as well as one of the possible links between this chronic inflammatory disease and other disorders, like rheumatoid arthritis. However, it is yet unclear how...

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Main Authors: Ardita Aliko, Marta Kamińska, Brith Bergum, Annelie Hellvard, Roland Jonsson, Piotr Mydel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2017.1325247