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The making of a miscreant: tobacco smoke and the creation of pathogen-rich biofilms

We have previously reported that oral biofilms in clinically healthy smokers are pathogen-rich, and that this enrichment occurs within 24 h of biofilm formation. The present investigation aimed to identify a mechanism by which smoking creates this altered community structure. By combining in vitro m...

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Autores principales: Shah, Samir A., Ganesan, Sukirth M., Varadharaj, Saradhadevi, Dabdoub, Shareef M., Walters, John D., Kumar, Purnima S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5655325/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29081982
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41522-017-0033-2