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A proteomic investigation of Fusobacterium nucleatum alkaline-induced biofilms
3 Sept 2012
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BACKGROUND: The Gram negative anaerobe Fusobacterium nucleatum has been implicated in the aetiology of periodontal diseases. Although frequently isolated from healthy dental plaque, its numbers and proportion increase in plaque associated with disease. One of the significant physico-chemical changes in the diseased gingival sulcus is increased environmental pH. When grown under controlled conditions in our...
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