Evidence map›Paper›PMID 23642116›Full record

ReviewFuture microbiology2013

Genetic diversity in the oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis: molecular mechanisms and biological consequences.

Gena D Tribble, Jennifer E Kerr, Bing-Yan Wang

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Review in Future microbiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
65citing papers in PubMed
7.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

65 citing papers in PubMed, 108 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Parkinson's disease and Porphyromonas gingivalis levels: a case-control study.Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB · 2026
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  15. Contribution of -Omics Technologies in the Study ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  18. The Role of Gut Microbiota in Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers.Archivum immunologiae et therapiae experimentalis · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gena D TribbleDepartment of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77054, USA. gena.d.tribble@uth.tmc.edu
Jennifer E Kerr
Bing-Yan Wang
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Scott Kopetz · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
Porphyromonas gingivalis Horizontal DNA Transfer and Genetic VariationR01DE019634 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI TRIBBLE, GENA D · 2010 to 2013
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NIDCR NIH HHS DE-019634NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE019634
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Porphyromonas gingivalis is a Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium that colonizes the human oral cavity. It is implicated in the development of periodontitis, a chronic periodontal disease affecting half of the adult population in the USA. To survive in the oral cavity, these bacteria must colonize dental plaque biofilms in competition with other bacterial species. Long-term survival requires P. gingivalis to evade host immune responses, while simultaneously adapting to the changing physiology of the host and to alterations in the plaque biofilm. In reflection of this highly variable niche, P. gingivalis is a genetically diverse species and in this review the authors summarize genetic diversity as it relates to pathogenicity in P. gingivalis. Recent studies revealing a variety of mechanisms by which adaptive changes in genetic content can occur are also reviewed. Understanding the genetic plasticity of P. gingivalis will provide a better framework for understanding the host-microbe interactions associated with periodontal disease.

Indexed as

Genetic VariationAdaptation, PhysiologicalHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMouthPeriodontitisPorphyromonas gingivalisVirulence

Identifiers

PMID23642116
PMCPMC3808122
OpenAlexW2126098996

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Registered trials

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