Identification of Veillonella parvula and Streptococcus gordonii adhesins mediating co-aggregation and its impact on physiology and mixed biofilm structure

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ABSTRACT The dental plaque is a polymicrobial community where biofilm formation and co-aggregation, the ability to bind to other bacteria, play a major role in the construction of an organized consortium. One of its prominent members is the anaerobic diderm Veillonella parvula, considered a bridging species, which growth depends on lactate produced by oral streptococci. Understanding how V. parvula co-aggregates...

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