Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola Mixed Microbial Infection in a Rat Model of Periodontal Disease

Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola are periodontal pathogens that express virulence factors associated with the pathogenesis of periodontitis. In this paper we tested the hypothesis that P. gingivalis and T. denticola are synergistic in terms of virulence; using a model of mixed microb...

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Main Authors: Raj K. Verma, Sunethra Rajapakse, Archana Meka, Clayton Hamrick, Sheela Pola, Indraneel Bhattacharyya, Madhu Nair, Shannon M. Wallet, Ikramuddin Aukhil, Lakshmyya Kesavalu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/605125
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