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Contribution of cell surface protein antigen c of Streptococcus mutans to platelet aggregation.
Oral microbiology and immunology - 1 Oct 2009
Matsumoto-Nakano M, Tsuji M, Inagaki S, Fujita K, Nagayama K, Nomura R, Ooshima T
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INTRODUCTION: Streptococcus mutans is considered to be one of the pathogens that cause infective endocarditis. The purpose of the present study was to examine the properties of S. mutans with regard to platelet aggregation by focusing on its high molecular protein antigen c (PAc). METHODS: The platelet aggregation properties of six clinical strains and one isogenic mutant strain of S. mutans were analysed using...
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