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... > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Bacteroidetes > Bacteroidaceae > Porphyromonas > Porphyromonas gingivalis
... > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria > Gram-Negative Anaerobic Straight, Curved, and Helical Rods > Bacteroidaceae > Porphyromonas > Porphyromonas gingivalis

Preferred term

Porphyromonas gingivalis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Bacteroides gingivalis

Note

  • infection: coordinate with BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS

Scope note

  • A species of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria originally classified within the BACTEROIDES genus. This bacterium produces a cell-bound, oxygen-sensitive collagenase and is isolated from the human mouth.

History note

  • 94; was BACTEROIDES GINGIVALIS 1992-93

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016966

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