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 …

Objectives: Periodontal disease is an infectious disorder caused by a small subset of
periodontal pathogens including Porphyromonas gingivalis. Accumulated evidences show …

Porphyromonas gingivalis is a periodontal pathogen whose fimbriae are classified into six
genotypes based on the diversity of the fimA genes encoding each fimbria subunit. It was …

ABSTRACT Fimbriae (FimA) of Porphyromonas gingivalis are filamentous components on
the cell surface and are thought to play an important role in the colonization and invasion of …

Fimbriae of Porphyromonas gingivalis, a periodontopathogen, play an important role in its
adhesion to and invasion of host cells. The fimA genes encoding fimbrillin (FimA), a subunit …

The periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis colonizes largely through FimA
fimbriae, composed of polymerized FimA encoded by fimA. fimA exists as a single copy …

Porphyromonas gingivalis is a predominant periodontal pathogen, which expresses a
number of potential virulence factors involved in the pathogenesis of periodontitis. Among …

The periodontitis-associated pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis colonizes and forms a
biofilm in gingival crevices through fimbriae. It is known that the often-used strains ATCC …

Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbriae are critical for the promotion of bacterial infection. The
fimA gene encoding fimbrillin, a subunit of fimbriae, has been classified into five genotypes …

Background/aims: Porphyromonas gingivalis is a periodontal pathogen whose fimbriae are
classified into six genotypes (types I–V and Ib) based on the diversity of the fimA genes …