Frequency of Porphyromonas gingivalis fimA in smokers and nonsmokers after periodontal therapy

• Main Authors: Mariana Gouvêa Latini ABREU (Author), Dione KAWAMOTO (Author), Marcia Pinto Alves MAYER (Author), Vinicius D'Avila Bitencourt PASCOAL (Author), Karina Sampaio CAIAFFA (Author), Elizangela P. ZUZA (Author), Cristiane DUQUE (Author), Gabriela Alessandra da Cruz Galhardo CAMARGO (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Porphyromonas gingivalis is one of the most important Gram-negative anaerobe bacteria involved in the pathogenesis of periodontitis. P. gingivalis has an arsenal of specialized virulence factors that contribute to its pathogenicity. Among them, fimbriae play a role in the initial attachment...