title: Porphyromonas gingivalis minor fimbriae are required for cell-cell interactions.
abstract: Two distinctive types of fimbriae have been identified in Porphyromonas gingivalis. In this report, we demonstrate that minor fimbriae are involved in P. gingivalis autoaggregation and colonization. A mutant with a deficiency in minor fimbriae can bind to a saliva-coated surface but does not form microcolonies as the wild-type strain does.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA.
authors.forename: Xinghua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development; D002450:Cell Communication; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D009154:Mutation; D016966:Porphyromonas gingivalis / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D036781:Fimbriae Proteins