Tannerella forsythia
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Scanning electron microscope image of Clostridium difficile. From: Bioquell.com [2]
Etiology/Bacteriology
Taxonomy
| Domain = Bacteria | Phylum = Proteobacteria | Class = Gammaproteobacteria | Order = Enterobacteriales | Family = Enterobacteriaceae | Genus = Yersinia | species = Yersinia pestis
Description
Tannerella forsythia is a gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium that aids in the development of periodontal diseases.
Pathogenesis
Transmission
Infectious dose, incubation, colonization
Epidemiology
United States
Worldwide
Virulence factors
Trypsin-like protease
Sialidase
BspA protein
alpha-D-glucosidase
hemagglutinin
apoptosis-inducing activity
Clinical features
Symptoms
Morbidity and Mortality
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Host Immune Response
How diabetes affects immune response to periodontitis
References
1. Gross L. How the plague bacillus and its transmission through fleas were discovered: reminiscences from my years at the Pasteur Institute in Paris. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1995 15;92(17):7609-11.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Plague: Ecology and Transmission. [<http://www.cdc.gov/plague/transmission/>].
Created by {Krishna Manohar}, students of Tyrrell Conway at the University of Oklahoma.
