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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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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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 |