Cellular and molecular response of human macrophages exposed to Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin
Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans is a facultative anaerobic gram-negative bacterium associated with severe forms of periodontitis. A leukotoxin, which belongs to the repeats-in-toxin family, is believed to be one of its virulence factors and to have an important role in the bac...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2011
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3101819/ |