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Giant Microbes Bad Breath (Porphyromonas Gingivalis) Petri Dish
Giant Microbes
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$3.23
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is back-ordered. We will ship it separately in 10 to 15 days.
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Description
Porphyromonas gingivalis belongs to the genus Bacteroides and is a non-motile, gram-negative, rod-shaped, anaerobic pathogenic bacterium. It forms black colonies on blood agar. It is found in the oral cavity, where it is implicated in certain forms of periodontal disease, as well as the upper gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, and in the colon. Collagen degradation that is observed in Chronic Periodontal Disease results in part from the collagenase enzymes of this species.