Inhibitory effect of synthetic histatin 5 on leukotoxin from Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
- 28 May 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Oral Microbiology and Immunology
- Vol. 17 (3) , 143-149
- https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1399-302x.2002.170302.x
Abstract
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is a gram‐negative bacterium strongly implicated in the pathogenesis of juvenile periodontitis. This periodontal pathogen synthesizes a leukotoxin that destroys ...Keywords
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