Periodontitis is an infection-driven inflammatory disease, which is characterized by gingival
inflammation and bone loss. Periodontitis is associated with various systemic diseases …

The primary etiological agent for the initiation and progression of periodontal disease is the
dental plaque biofilm which is an organized aggregation of microorganisms residing within a …

Porphyromonas gingivalis is a gram-negative, anaerobic bacterium that lives in the oral
cavity. It is an integral part of the oral microbiome, which includes more than 500 types of …

Marginal periodontitis is not a homogeneous disease but is rather influenced by an intricate
set of host susceptibility differences as well as diversities in virulence among the harbored …

Aims: To characterize the adhesion molecule of Lactobacillus plantarum LA 318 that shows
high adhesion to human colonic mucin (HCM). Methods and Results: The adhesion test …

In general, the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis expresses distinct FimA and
Mfa1 fimbriae. Each of these consists of five FimA–E and five Mfa1–5 proteins encoded by …

The article provides an overview on the concepts of periodontal bacteria associated with
bacterial adhesins. It describes the distinctive adhesins of general gram-negative species …

The reticuloendothelial system plays a major role in iron metabolism. Despite this, the
manner in which macrophages handle iron remains poorly understood. Mammalian cells …

The identification of cell components involved in probiotic activities is a challenge in current
probiotic research. In this work, a new approach based on proteomics as an analytical tool …

Porphyromonas gingivalis is a periodontal pathogen whose primary niche is the anaerobic
environment of subgingival dental plaque, but initial colonization of the oral cavity is likely to …