CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPLEMENT EVASION OF THE PERIOPATHOGEN, TREPONEMA DENTICOLA
Periodontitis is a polymicrobially-induced, chronic inflammatory disease of the tissues that support and surround the tooth. While greater than 500 organisms are found in dental plaque, Treponema denticola is one of only a few species associated with disease. It has been hypothesized that oral bacte...
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VCU Scholars Compass
2014
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| Online Access: | http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3478 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4477&context=etd |