Adhesion-related interactions of Actinomyces and Streptococcus biofilm bacteria

Adhesion of bacteria is a key event in biofilm formation and is mediated by bacterial adhesins recognising host or bacterial partner receptors. In oral biofilm formation, primary Actinomyces and Streptococcus colonizers adhere to salivary pellicle proteins such as proline-rich proteins (PRPs) as wel...

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Main Author: Drobni, Mirva
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Kariologi 2006
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-860
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-7264-111-8