Probiotics alter biofilm formation and the transcription of Porphyromonas gingivalis virulence-associated genes

Probiotics alter biofilm formation and the transcription of Porphyromonas gingivalis virulence-associated genes

Background and Objective The potential of probiotics on the prevention and control of periodontitis and other chronic inflammatory conditions has been suggested. Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species influence P. gingivalis interaction with gingival epithelial cells (GECs) but may not act in a u...

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Main Authors: Karin Hitomi Ishikawa, Daniela Mita, Dione Kawamoto, Jacques Robert Nicoli, Emmanuel Albuquerque-Souza, Maria Regina Lorenzetti Simionato, Marcia Pinto Alves Mayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
Subjects:
probiotics
periodontitis
gingipain
fimbriae
gene expression
biofilm
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2020.1805553

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2020.1805553

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