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The Sialic Acid Binding Protein, Hsa, in Streptococcus gordonii DL1 also Mediates Intergeneric Coaggregation with Veillonella Species.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Zhou Peng, Liu Jinman, Li Xiaoli, Takahashi Yukihiro, Qi Fengxia
Abstract excerpt
Dental biofilm development involves initial colonization of the tooth's surface by pioneer colonizers, followed by cell-cell coaggregation between the pioneer and later colonizers. Streptococcus gordonii is one of the pioneer colonizers. In addition to its role in oral biofilm development, S. gordonii also is a pathogen in infective endocarditis in susceptible humans. A surface adhesin, Hsa, has been shown to...
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