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The capsule of Porphyromonas gingivalis reduces the immune response of human gingival fibroblasts
BACKGROUND: Periodontitis is a bacterial infection of the periodontal tissues. The Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis is considered a major causative agent. One of the virulence factors of P. gingivalis is capsular polysaccharide (CPS). Non-encapsulated strains have been show...
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BioMed Central
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2817674/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20064245 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-10-5 |