Gingimaps: Protein Localization in the Oral Pathogen <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i>
Giorgio Gabarrini, Stefano Grasso, A.J. van Winkelhoff, Jan Maarten van Dijl
Abstract
Porphyromonas gingivalis is an oral pathogen involved in the widespread disease periodontitis. In recent years, however, this bacterium has been implicated in the etiology of another common disorder, the autoimmune disease rheumatoid arthritis. Periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis were known to correlate for decades, but only recently a possible molecular connection underlying this association has been unveiled.
Topics & Concepts
Porphyromonas gingivalisBiologyPathogenMicrobiologyPeriodontal pathogenBacteriaGeneticsOral microbiology and periodontitis researchOral and gingival health researchOral Health Pathology and Treatment