initiative 
Category: Oral Microbiology
Author: Amano A.
Published on: Periodontol 2000. 2010 Feb;52(1):12-37. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2009.00307.x.
Author: Amano A.
Published on: Periodontol 2000. 2010 Feb;52(1):12-37. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2009.00307.x.
This review provides an overview of bacterial adhesins shared by gram-negative species, including periodontal bacteria. First, the distinctive adhesins of general gram-negative species are characterized, after which those of periodontal pathogens are explained in detail.