Deletion of a conserved transcript PG_RS02100 expressed during logarithmic growth in Porphyromonas gingivalis results in hyperpigmentation and increased tolerance to oxidative stress

• Priscilla L. Phillips ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: pphillips@atsu.edu (PLP); APFOX@dental.ufl.edu (APF)

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, A.T Still University of Health Sciences, Kirksville, Missouri, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7917-7703

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• Leticia Reyes,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

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• Edith M. Sampson,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

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• Evan A. Murrell,

  Roles Investigation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

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• Joan A. Whitlock,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

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• Ann Progulske-Fox

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: pphillips@atsu.edu (PLP); APFOX@dental.ufl.edu (APF)

  Affiliation Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

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