Coaggregation: specific adherence among human oral plaque bacteria

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Nearly all human oral bacteria exhibit coaggregation, cell-to-cell recognition of genetically distinct cell types. Clumps or coaggregates composed of the two kinds of cells are formed immediately upon mixing two partner cell types. Members of all 18 genera tested exhibit lactose-reversible coaggregation. Many of these interactions appear to be mediated by a lectin on one cell type that interacts with a...

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