Complete genome sequence of the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis TDC60, Which causes periodontal disease

Takayasu Watanabe, Fumito Maruyama, Takashi Nozawa, Akinobu Aoki, Soichiro Okano, Yasuko Shibata, Kenshiro Oshima, Ken Kurokawa, Masahira Hattori, Ichiro Nakagawa, Yoshimitsu Abiko

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Abstract

Porphyromonas gingivalis is a black-pigmented asaccharolytic anaerobe and a major causative agent of periodontitis. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of P. gingivalis strain TDC60, which was recently isolated from a severe periodontal lesion in a Japanese patient.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4259-4260
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Bacteriology
Volume193
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2011
Externally publishedYes

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