Fibrinogen-induced streptococcus mutans biofilm formation and adherence to endothelial cells.

doi:10.1155/2013/431465

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Fibrinogen-induced streptococcus mutans biofilm formation and adherence to endothelial cells.

BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2013

Bedran Telma Blanca Lombardo, Azelmat Jabrane, Spolidorio Denise Palomari, Grenier Daniel

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Streptococcus mutans, the predominant bacterial species associated with dental caries, can enter the bloodstream and cause infective endocarditis. The aim of this study was to investigate S. mutans biofilm formation and adherence to endothelial cells induced by human fibrinogen. The putative mechanism by which biofilm formation is induced as well as the impact of fibrinogen on S. mutans resistance to penicillin...

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Animals
Biofilms
Cattle
Cell Line
Endocarditis
Endothelial Cells
Fibrin
Fibrinogen
Humans
Mutation
Streptococcus

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PMID: 24222906
DOI: 10.1155/2013/431465
PMCID: PMC3816030

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