title: Microbiology of periodontal diseases: introduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, The Forsyth Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Anne D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Haffajee
authors.forename: Sigmund S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Socransky
mesh_terms: D016976:Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans / Q000235:genetics; D017753:Ecosystem; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology; D016966:Porphyromonas gingivalis / Q000235:genetics; D013144:Spirochaetales / Q000472:pathogenicity; D037521:Virulence Factors
chemical_list: D037521:Virulence Factors