Antibody and T cell responses to Fusobacterium nucleatum and Treponema denticola in health and chronic periodontitis.

The characteristics of the T cell response to the members of oral flora are poorly understood. We characterized the antibody and T cell responses to FadA and Td92, adhesins from Fusobacterium nucleatum, an oral commensal, and Treponema denticola, a periodontal pathogen, respectively. Peripheral bloo...

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Main Authors: Jieun Shin, Sang-A Kho, Yun S Choi, Yong C Kim, In-Chul Rhyu, Youngnim Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3546045?pdf=render