Porphyromonas
Sign in to savePorphyromonas is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, obligately anaerobic and non-motile genus from the family Porphyromonadaceae. There were 16 different Porphyromonas species documented as of 2015, which reside in both animal and human reservoirs. It was discovered more recently that Porphyromonas also exist in the environment, albeit to a lesser extent. This genus is notably implicated in the modulation of oral cavity, respiratory tract, and gastrointestinal tract disease states. It is suggested that Porphyromonas either operate as benign bacteria pertinent to host immunity or are potential
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Within Vinony's link graph, Porphyromonas is referenced by 32 other articles, and connects out to LPSN, bacteria and tuberculosis.
Vinony files it under Bacteria genera, Bacteroidia and Pathogenic bacteria.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumBacteroidota
- ClassBacteroidia
- OrderBacteroidales
- FamilyPorphyromonadaceae
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Research
13,670 papers- Porphyromonas gingivalis: major periodontopathic pathogen overview.Journal of immunology research · 2014
- Porphyromonas Gingivalis in the Development of Periodontitis: Impact on Dysbiosis and Inflammation.Archives of Razi Institute · 2022
- The Role of Porphyromonas gingivalis Outer Membrane Vesicles in Periodontal Disease and Related Systemic Diseases.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2020
- Porphyromonas gingivalis survival skills: Immune evasion.Journal of periodontal research · 2021
- Porphyromonas: A neglected potential key genus in human microbiomes.Anaerobe · 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Porphyromonadaceae
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Porphyromonas
- Gram staining
- gram-negative bacteria
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Distribution of species
- Humans
- ''Porphyromonas endodontalis'' in humans
- Animals
- Environment
- Health impacts
- Oral cavity
- Gastrointestinal tract
- Respiratory tract
- Uterine tract
- Other
- Detection methods
- References
- Further reading
Porphyromonas is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, obligately anaerobic and non-motile genus from the family Porphyromonadaceae. There were 16 different Porphyromonas species documented as of 2015, which reside in both animal and human reservoirs. It was discovered more recently that Porphyromonas also exist in the environment, albeit to a lesser extent. This genus is notably implicated in the modulation of oral cavity, respiratory tract, and gastrointestinal tract disease states. It is suggested that Porphyromonas either operate as benign bacteria pertinent to host immunity or are potential pathobionts that opportunistically provoke diseased states when homeostasis is disrupted. Despite its characterization not being fully elucidated due to sparse research, various studies report the prevalence of this genus at 58.7% in healthy states compared with 41.3% in diseased states.
This genus was first reported in the oral cavity and is found specifically in the salivary microbiome. Porphyromonas are also commonly found in the microbiome of the human digestive tract, as shown by the Human Microbiome Project in general.
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