Cell Host & Microbe
Volume 10, Issue 5, 17 November 2011, Pages 423-425
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Porphyromonas gingivalis Sinks Teeth into the Oral Microbiota and Periodontal Disease

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Periodontitis is linked to polymicrobial interactions and the presence of Porphyromonas gingivalis. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Hajishengallis et al. (2011) demonstrate that P. gingivalis colonization in the oral cavity changes the composition of the oral commensal microbiota and accelerates microbiota-mediated bone-destructive periodontitis, indicating that this single, low-abundance species is a keystone in periodontal disease.

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