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Capsular K-antigen Coats Outer Membrane Vesicles of Porphyromonas gingivalis
Hyun Young Kim, Yeon Kyeong Ko, Hatice Hastürk…·Mary Ellen Davey
This study identifies that the K-antigen of Porphyromonas gingivalis coats outer membrane vesicles, not the bacterial cell surface, and shows its presence in subgingival plaque from periodontal patients.
DOI 10.64898/2026.05.05.723094