Proinflammatory effect in whole blood by free soluble bacterial components released from planktonic and biofilm cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans </it>is an oral bacterium associated with aggressive forms of periodontitis. Increasing evidence points to a link between periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases, however, the u...

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Main Authors: Thay Bernard, Karched Maribasappa, Oscarsson Jan, Chen Casey, Asikainen Sirkka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/206

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