Table 4.

P. gingivalis strains used in this study

Strain	Genotype	Relevant properties	Reference
33277	Wild type	Wild type	ATCC
KDP150	fimA::erm	Long fimbria (FimA)- deficient	[20]
MPG67	mfa1::erm	Short fimbria (Mfa1)- deficient	[18]
MPG4167	fimA::erm mfa1::tetQ	Long and short fimbria-deficient	[18]
KDP129	kgp::cat	Kgp-null	[20]
KDP133	rgpA::tetQ rgpB::erm	Rgp-null	[20]
KDP136	rgpA::erm rgpB::tetQ kgp::cat	Rgp/Kgp-null	[20]