Tobacco Smoke Augments Porphyromonas gingivalis - Streptococcus gordonii Biofilm Formation

Smoking is responsible for the majority of periodontitis cases in the US and smokers are more susceptible than non-smokers to infection by the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis. P. gingivalis colonization of the oral cavity is dependent upon its interaction with other plaque bacteria, in...

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Main Authors: Bagaitkar, Juhi, Daep, Carlo A., Patel, Carol K., Renaud, Diane E., Demuth, Donald R., Scott, David A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3215692/