Oral pathogens: from dental plaque to cardiac disease

Oral bacteria exhibit highly specific adherence mechanisms and as a result they colonize and cause disease principally in the oral cavity. Oral pathogens, however, can produce systemic disease and are known causative agents of infective endocarditis. Recent studies have revealed that periodontal dis...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Current opinion in microbiology 1998-02, Vol.1 (1), p.88-95
Hauptverfasser:	Meyer, Diane H, Fives-Taylor, Paula M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Actinobacillus - pathogenicity Animals Bacteroidaceae Infections - microbiology Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology Dental Plaque - microbiology Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - microbiology Humans Mouth - microbiology Periodontal Diseases - complications Periodontal Diseases - metabolism Periodontal Diseases - microbiology Porphyromonas gingivalis - pathogenicity
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