Smile: Gingivitis bacteria manipulate your immune system so they can thrive in your gums

(Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology) A new research report published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology shows how the bacteria known for causing gum disease -- Porphyromonas gingivalis -- manipulates the body's immune system to disable normal processes that would otherwise destroy it.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news