Vesicle-mediated and free soluble delivery of bacterial effector proteins by oral and systemic pathogens

Periodontitis, the primary cause of tooth-loss worldwide, is a bacterially induced chronic inflammatory disease of the periodontium. It is associated with systemic conditions such as cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, pathogenic mechanisms of periodontitis-associated bacteria that may contribute...

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Main Author: Thay, Bernard
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för odontologi 2013
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-82782
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