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Detachment of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans biofilm cells by an endogenous beta-hexosaminidase activity.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Aug 2003
Kaplan Jeffrey B, Ragunath Chandran, Ramasubbu Narayanan, Fine Daniel H
Abstract excerpt
When cultured in broth, fresh clinical isolates of the gram-negative periodontal pathogen Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans form tenaciously adherent biofilm colonies on surfaces such as plastic and glass. These biofilm colonies release adherent cells into the medium, and the released cells ca...
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