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Shear-Enhanced Oral Microbial Adhesion

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Shear-enhanced adhesion, although not observed for fimbria-mediated adhesion of oral Actinomyces spp., was noted for Hsa-mediated adhesion of Streptococcus gordonii to sialic acid-containing receptors, an interaction implicated in the pathogenesis of infective endocarditis.

Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/aem.02083-09

Authors: Albert M. Ding, Robert J. Palmer, John O. Cisar, Paul E. Kolenbrander

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

Language: English

Topic: Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Institutes of Health