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Table 1 P. gingivalis strains used in this study

From: The core genome of the anaerobic oral pathogenic bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis

Strain

Capsular serotype

Origin

Virulencec

W83a

K1

Clinical specimen

High

HG184

K2

Periodontitis patient

Medium

HG1025

K3

Periodontitis patient with diabetes mellitus

High

ATCC49417

K4

Advanced adult periodontitis patient

High

HG1690

K5

37-year-old male periodontitis patient

High

HG1691

K6

28-year-old female periodontitis patient

Medium

34-4

K7

Severe periodontitis patient

Low

FDC381b

K-

Adult periodontitis patient

Low

  1. a A kind gift of H. N. Shah (NCTC, London, UK)
  2. b A kind gift of S. S. Socransky (The Forsyth Institute, Boston, MA, USA)
  3. c As determined in a subcutaneous mouse infection model [18, 32]