Gum disease and Alzheimer’s

“New science uncovers how an unlikely culprit, Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) – the bacterium commonly associated with chronic gum disease – appears to drive Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology.”

https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/bacterial/new-science-details-discovery-bacterial-pathogen-brains-alzheimers-patients

http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/1/eaau3333