Production of antibody against a synthetic peptide of Porphyromonas gingivalis 40-kDa outer membrane protein.

Porphyromonas gingivalis has been implicated as a major pathogen in periodontal diseases. We previously cloned a 40-kDa outer membrane protein (OMP) gene from P. gingivalis 381 and succeeded in producing sufficient quantities of the recombinant protein for experimental use.