Genetic Exchange of Fimbrial Alleles Exemplifies the Adaptive Virulence Strategy of Porphyromonas gingivalis

Jennifer E. Kerr; Jared R. Abramian; Doan-Hieu V. Dao; Todd W. Rigney; Jamie Fritz; Tan Pham; Isabel Gay; Kavitha Parthasarathy; Bing-yan Wang; Wenjian Zhang; Gena D. Tribble

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0091696

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Genetic Exchange of Fimbrial Alleles Exemplifies the Adaptive Virulence Strategy of Porphyromonas gingivalis

Jennifer E. Kerr,

Affiliation Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Jared R. Abramian,

Affiliation Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Doan-Hieu V. Dao,

Affiliation Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Todd W. Rigney,

Affiliation Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Jamie Fritz,

Affiliation Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Tan Pham,

Affiliation Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Isabel Gay,

Affiliation Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Kavitha Parthasarathy,

Affiliation Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Bing-yan Wang,

Affiliation Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Wenjian Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Gena D. Tribble

* E-mail: gena.d.tribble@uth.tmc.edu

Affiliation Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Genetic Exchange of Fimbrial Alleles Exemplifies the Adaptive Virulence Strategy of Porphyromonas gingivalis

Jennifer E. Kerr,
Jared R. Abramian,
Doan-Hieu V. Dao,
Todd W. Rigney,
Jamie Fritz,
Tan Pham,
Isabel Gay,
Kavitha Parthasarathy,
Bing-yan Wang,
Wenjian Zhang

Published: March 13, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091696

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