Bactericidal Activity of a Monoclonal Antibody Against a Recombinant 40‐kDa Outer Membrane Protein of <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i>

Abstract

Pg-ompA2 has an in vitro complement-mediated bactericidal activity to P. gingivalis. Pg-ompA2 may contribute to the development of a local immunotherapy that can be applied in the gingival crevice of a patient with P. gingivalis-related periodontitis, or be a vaccine candidate.