Mfa4, an Accessory Protein of Mfa1 Fimbriae, Modulates Fimbrial Biogenesis, Cell Auto-Aggregation, and Biofilm Formation in Porphyromonas gingivalis

• Ryota Ikai ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Ryota Ikai, Yoshiaki Hasegawa

  Affiliations Department of Oral Microbiology, Asahi University School of Dentistry, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan, Department of Orthodontics, Asahi University School of Dentistry, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan

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• Yoshiaki Hasegawa ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Ryota Ikai, Yoshiaki Hasegawa

  * E-mail: yhase@dpc.agu.ac.jp

  Affiliations Department of Oral Microbiology, Asahi University School of Dentistry, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan, Department of Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

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• Masashi Izumigawa,

  Affiliations Department of Oral Microbiology, Asahi University School of Dentistry, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan, Department of Orthodontics, Asahi University School of Dentistry, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan

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• Keiji Nagano,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

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• Yasuo Yoshida,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

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• Noriyuki Kitai,

  Affiliation Department of Orthodontics, Asahi University School of Dentistry, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan

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• Richard J. Lamont,

  Affiliation Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States of America

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• Fuminobu Yoshimura,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

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• Yukitaka Murakami

  Affiliation Department of Oral Microbiology, Asahi University School of Dentistry, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan

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