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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Oral Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2017.1325247 |