Authors : Samriti Katoch
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijpi.2019.026
Volume : 4
Issue : 4
Year : 2019
Page No : 120-123
Porphyromonas gingivalis is a gram negative, anerobic, non-spore & nonmotile rods or cocco-bacilli. It is
a major periodontopathic bacteria involved in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease. It is considered as a
major causative agent of chronic periodontitis. It contains a wide variety of virulence factors that helps it
in colonization and evasion of host defences.
Keywords: Porphyromonas gingivalis, Chronic Periodontitis, Red Bacteria.