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Potential involvement of collagen‐binding proteins of <i><scp>S</scp>treptococcus mutans</i> in infective endocarditis
5 Sept 2012
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OBJECTIVE: Streptococcus mutans, a major pathogen of dental caries, is considered to be one of the causative agents of infective endocarditis (IE). Two types of cell surface collagen-binding proteins, Cnm and Cbm, have been identified in the organism. The aim of the present study was to analyze these proteins as possible etiologic factors for IE. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The binding activities of S. mutans strains...
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