Table 1. Overall number of microbial proteins identified in symptomatic and asymptomatic (initial) endodontic infections.
Protein (functional class) | Abscess cases | Asymptomatic cases |
Transcription and translation | 30 | 16 |
Cell division/peptidoglycan synthesis | 4 | 6 |
Chemotaxis | 1 | 1 |
DNA process | 18 | 10 |
Energy metabolism | 21 | 9 |
Fatty acid metabolism | 5 | 1 |
Methanogenesis | 0 | 1 |
Membrane | 10 | 1 |
Nucleotide metabolism | 8 | 3 |
Antibiotic resistance | 0 | 2 |
Adhesion | 1 | 1 |
Pathogenesis/virulence | 1 | 1 |
Proteolysis | 6 | 1 |
Stress response | 3 | 6 |
Transport | 9 | 5 |
Vitamin Biosynthesis | 3 | 0 |
Other/unknown | 53 | 24 |
Total | 173 | 88 |