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SUBMITTER: Lo AW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2637884 | biostudies-literature | 2009
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lo Alvin W AW Seers Christine A CA Boyce John D JD Dashper Stuart G SG Slakeski Nada N Lissel J Patricia JP Reynolds Eric C EC
BMC microbiology 20090129
<h4>Background</h4>Porphyromonas gingivalis in subgingival dental plaque, as part of a mature biofilm, has been strongly implicated in the onset and progression of chronic periodontitis. In this study using DNA microarray we compared the global gene expression of a P. gingivalis biofilm with that of its planktonic counterpart grown in the same continuous culture.<h4>Results</h4>Approximately 18% (377 genes, at 1.5 fold or more, P-value < 0.01) of the P. gingivalis genome was differentially expre ...[more]