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

J Bacteriol. 2011 Aug;193(16):4259-60. doi: 10.1128/JB.05269-11. Epub 2011 Jun 24.

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacteroidaceae Infections / microbiology*
  • Genome, Bacterial*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Periodontal Diseases / microbiology*
  • Porphyromonas gingivalis / genetics*

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AP012203