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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