Does porphyromonas gingivalis display a competitive advantage over Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in co-cultured biofilm?
These results suggest that P. gingivalis possesses a competitive advantage over A. actinomycetemcomitans. As the required biofilm-formation abilities and proteolytic activities vary among P. gingivalis strains, the diversity of the competitive advantage is likely to affect disease recurrence during periodontal maintenance.
The junior doctors in the department have poor career prospects as HLA-DR4 seems to be associated with academic achievement.