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Hyaluronic Acid-Based Wound Dressing with Antimicrobial Properties for Wound Healing Application. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12063091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Wound healing is a naturally occurring process that can be aided by a wound dressing properly designed to assure an efficient healing process. An infection caused by several microorganisms could interfere with this process, delaying or even impairing wound healing. Hyaluronic acid (HA), a main constituent of the extracellular matrix (ECM) of a vertebrate’s connective tissue, represents a promising biomaterial for wound dressing thanks to its intrinsic biocompatibility, hydrophilicity and bacteriostatic properties. In this review, different and recent types of HA-based wound dressings endowed with intrinsic antimicrobial properties or co-adjuvated by antimicrobial natural or synthetic agents are highlighted.
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Ikolo F, Zhang M, Harrington DJ, Robinson C, Waller AS, Sutcliffe IC, Black GW. Characterisation of SEQ0694 (PrsA/PrtM) of Streptococcus equi as a functional peptidyl-prolyl isomerase affecting multiple secreted protein substrates. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2016; 11:3279-86. [PMID: 26466087 DOI: 10.1039/c5mb00543d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Peptidyl-prolyl isomerase (PPIase) lipoproteins have been shown to influence the virulence of a number of Gram-positive bacterial human and animal pathogens, most likely through facilitating the folding of cell envelope and secreted virulence factors. Here, we used a proteomic approach to demonstrate that the Streptococcus equi PPIase SEQ0694 alters the production of multiple secreted proteins, including at least two putative virulence factors (FNE and IdeE2). We demonstrate also that, despite some unusual sequence features, recombinant SEQ0694 and its central parvulin domain are functional PPIases. These data add to our knowledge of the mechanisms by which lipoprotein PPIases contribute to the virulence of streptococcal pathogens.
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- Felicia Ikolo
- Department of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK. and Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, St. George's University, True Blue, St. George's, Grenada
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- Department of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK.
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- Division of Biomedical Science, School of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK
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- Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, UK
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- Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, UK
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- Department of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK.
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- Department of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK.
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Haas B, Vaillancourt K, Bonifait L, Gottschalk M, Grenier D. Hyaluronate lyase activity of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 and modulatory effects of hyaluronic acid on the bacterium's virulence properties. BMC Res Notes 2015; 8:722. [PMID: 26611338 PMCID: PMC4662036 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-1692-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background Streptococcus suis serotype 2 is a major swine pathogen and zoonotic agent worldwide causing mainly meningitis and septicemia. Hyaluronate lyases are enzymes that degrade hyaluronic acid, a major constituent of animal tissues, and have been reported as virulence factors in various bacterial species. Since the hyaluronate lyase of S. suis has been considered ambiguously as a virulence factor, we screened 50 isolates from the three major clonal complexes found in North America (sequence type [ST] 1, ST25, and ST28) known to differ in their degree of virulence in order to link the presence or absence of this activity with the degree of virulence. Moreover, the effect of exogenous hyaluronic acid on S. suis virulence factor gene expression and the pro-inflammatory response of brain macrovascular endothelial cells (BMEC) was also investigated. Results We found that all but one ST1 isolates (high virulence) were devoid of hyaluronate lyase activity whereas all ST25 (intermediate virulence) and ST28 (low virulence) isolates possessed the activity. A 2 bp insertion was responsible for the lack of activity in ST1 strains. Since the most virulent isolates did not degrade hyaluronic acid, this tissue component may be found during the infectious process. Therefore, we investigated its effect on S. suis and host cells. Hyaluronic acid was found to modulate S. suis adhesion to BMEC, to increase S. suis virulence factor expression, and to enhance pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion by BMEC. Conclusions These findings suggest that S. suis hyaluronate lyase does not represent a critical virulence factor in its active form. However, exogenous hyaluronic acid that is likely to interact with S. suis and host cells during the course of infection appears to modulate several virulence determinants of the bacterium, in addition to promote inflammation. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13104-015-1692-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Bruno Haas
- Groupe de Recherche en Écologie Buccale (GREB), Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université Laval, 2420 Rue de la Terrasse, Quebec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.
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- Groupe de Recherche en Écologie Buccale (GREB), Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université Laval, 2420 Rue de la Terrasse, Quebec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.
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- Groupe de Recherche en Écologie Buccale (GREB), Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université Laval, 2420 Rue de la Terrasse, Quebec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.
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- Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie Porcine et Avicole (CRIPA), Fonds de Recherche du Québec-Nature et Technologies (FRQNT), Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada. .,Groupe de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses du Porc (GREMIP), Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada.
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- Groupe de Recherche en Écologie Buccale (GREB), Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université Laval, 2420 Rue de la Terrasse, Quebec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada. .,Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie Porcine et Avicole (CRIPA), Fonds de Recherche du Québec-Nature et Technologies (FRQNT), Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada.
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Tsatsaronis JA, Hollands A, Cole JN, Maamary PG, Gillen CM, Ben Zakour NL, Kotb M, Nizet V, Beatson SA, Walker MJ, Sanderson-Smith ML. Streptococcal collagen-like protein A and general stress protein 24 are immunomodulating virulence factors of group A Streptococcus. FASEB J 2013; 27:2633-43. [PMID: 23531597 DOI: 10.1096/fj.12-226662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In Western countries, invasive infections caused by M1T1 serotype group A Streptococcus (GAS) are epidemiologically linked to mutations in the control of virulence regulatory 2-component operon (covRS). In indigenous communities and developing countries, severe GAS disease is associated with genetically diverse non-M1T1 GAS serotypes. Hypervirulent M1T1 covRS mutant strains arise through selection by human polymorphonuclear cells for increased expression of GAS virulence factors such as the DNase Sda1, which promotes neutrophil resistance. The GAS bacteremia isolate NS88.2 (emm 98.1) is a covS mutant that exhibits a hypervirulent phenotype and neutrophil resistance yet lacks the phage-encoded Sda1. Here, we have employed a comprehensive systems biology (genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic) approach to identify NS88.2 virulence determinants that enhance neutrophil resistance in the non-M1T1 GAS genetic background. Using this approach, we have identified streptococcal collagen-like protein A and general stress protein 24 proteins as NS88.2 determinants that contribute to survival in whole blood and neutrophil resistance in non-M1T1 GAS. This study has revealed new factors that contribute to GAS pathogenicity that may play important roles in resisting innate immune defenses and the development of human invasive infections.
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- James A Tsatsaronis
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, and School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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Ardizzoni A, Neglia RG, Baschieri MC, Cermelli C, Caratozzolo M, Righi E, Palmieri B, Blasi E. Influence of hyaluronic acid on bacterial and fungal species, including clinically relevant opportunistic pathogens. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2011; 22:2329-2338. [PMID: 21892787 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-011-4408-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2011] [Accepted: 07/28/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Hyaluronic acid (HA) has several clinical applications (aesthetic surgery, dermatology, orthopaedics and ophtalmology). Following recent evidence, suggesting antimicrobial and antiviral properties for HA, we investigated its effects on 15 ATCC strains, representative of clinically relevant bacterial and fungal species. The in vitro system employed allowed to assess optical density of broth cultures as a measure of microbial load in a time-dependent manner. The results showed that different microbial species and, sometimes, different strains belonging to the same species, are differently affected by HA. In particular, staphylococci, enterococci, Streptococcus mutans, two Escherichia coli strains, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida glabrata and C. parapsilosis displayed a HA dose-dependent growth inhibition; no HA effects were detected in E. coli ATCC 13768 and C. albicans; S. sanguinis was favoured by the highest HA dose. Therefore, the influence of HA on bacteria and fungi warrants further studies aimed at better establishing its relevance in clinical applications.
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- Andrea Ardizzoni
- Dipartimento di Scienze di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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A proteomic investigation of Streptococcus agalactiae reveals that human serum induces the C protein β antigen and arginine deiminase. Microbes Infect 2011; 13:757-60. [PMID: 21458589 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2010] [Revised: 02/18/2011] [Accepted: 03/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Streptococcus agalactiae is a major neonatal pathogen. Disease progression is characterised by bacterial adaptation from commensal maternal vaginal colonisation to environments associated with neonatal disease, including exposure to blood. To explore this adaptation in vitro, we have used proteomics to identify proteins differentially expressed following growth on Todd Hewitt agar in the presence or absence of 10% v/v human serum. Twelve differentially expressed proteins were identified. Notably, the C protein β antigen and arginine deiminase proteins were upregulated following growth in the presence of human serum, consistent with previous studies implicating these two proteins in the pathogenesis of S. agalactiae disease.
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Dmitriev AV, Chaussee MS. The Streptococcus pyogenes proteome: maps, virulence factors and vaccine candidates. Future Microbiol 2011; 5:1539-51. [PMID: 21073313 DOI: 10.2217/fmb.10.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Streptococcus pyogenes is an important cause of human morbidity and mortality worldwide. A wealth of genomic information related to this pathogen has facilitated exploration of the proteome, particularly in response to environmental conditions thought to mimic various aspects of pathogenesis. Proteomic approaches are also used to identify immunoreactive proteins for vaccine development and to identify proteins that may induce autoimmunity. These studies have revealed new mechanisms involved in regulating the S. pyogenes proteome, which has opened up new avenues in the study of S. pyogenes pathogenesis. This article describes the methods used, and progress being made towards characterizing the S. pyogenes proteome, including studies seeking to identify potential vaccine candidates.
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- Alexander V Dmitriev
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine. acad. Pavlov str., 12, Saint-Petersburg, 197376, Russia
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Yang Q, Zhang M, Harrington DJ, Black GW, Sutcliffe IC. A proteomic investigation of Streptococcus agalactiae grown under conditions associated with neonatal exposure reveals the upregulation of the putative virulence factor C protein β antigen. Int J Med Microbiol 2010; 300:331-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2010.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2009] [Revised: 11/30/2009] [Accepted: 01/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Windle HJ, Brown PA, Kelleher DP. Proteomics of bacterial pathogenicity: therapeutic implications. Proteomics Clin Appl 2010; 4:215-27. [PMID: 21137045 DOI: 10.1002/prca.200900145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2009] [Revised: 10/13/2009] [Accepted: 10/19/2009] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Identification of the molecular mechanisms of host-pathogen interaction is becoming a key focus of proteomics. Analysis of these interactions holds promise for significant developments in the identification of new therapeutic strategies to combat infectious diseases, a process that will also benefit parallel improvements in molecular diagnostics, biomarker identification and drug discovery. This review highlights recent advances in functional proteomics initiatives in infectious disease with emphasis on studies undertaken within physiologically relevant parameters that enable identification of the infectious proteome rather than that of the vegetative state. Deciphering the molecular details of what constitutes physiologically relevant host-pathogen interactions remains an underdeveloped aspect of research into infectious disease. The magnitude of this deficit will be largely influenced by the ease with which model systems can be established to investigate such interactions. As the selective pressures exerted by the host on an infecting pathogen are numerous, the adequacy of certain model systems should be considered carefully.
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- Henry J Windle
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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Musser JM, Shelburne SA. A decade of molecular pathogenomic analysis of group A Streptococcus. J Clin Invest 2009; 119:2455-63. [PMID: 19729843 DOI: 10.1172/jci38095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Molecular pathogenomic analysis of the human bacterial pathogen group A Streptococcus has been conducted for a decade. Much has been learned as a consequence of the confluence of low-cost DNA sequencing, microarray technology, high-throughput proteomics, and enhanced bioinformatics. These technical advances, coupled with the availability of unique bacterial strain collections, have facilitated a systems biology investigative strategy designed to enhance and accelerate our understanding of disease processes. Here, we provide examples of the progress made by exploiting an integrated genome-wide research platform to gain new insight into molecular pathogenesis. The studies have provided many new avenues for basic and translational research.
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- James M Musser
- Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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Marcellin E, Gruber CW, Archer C, Craik DJ, Nielsen LK. Proteome analysis of the hyaluronic acid-producing bacterium, Streptococcus zooepidemicus. Proteome Sci 2009; 7:13. [PMID: 19327162 PMCID: PMC2670282 DOI: 10.1186/1477-5956-7-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2008] [Accepted: 03/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus (S. zooepidemicus) is a commensal of horses and an opportunistic pathogen in many animals and humans. Some strains produce copious amounts of hyaluronic acid, making S. zooepidemicus an important industrial microorganism for the production of this valuable biopolymer used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry. Encapsulation by hyaluronic acid is considered an important virulence factor in other streptococci, though the importance in S. zooepidemicus remains poorly understood. Proteomics may provide a better understanding of virulence factors in S. zooepidemicus, facilitate the design of better diagnostics and treatments, and guide engineering of superior production strains. RESULTS Using hyaluronidase to remove the capsule and by optimising cellular lysis, a reference map for S. zooepidemicus was completed. This protocol significantly increased protein recovery, allowing for visualisation of 682 spots and the identification of 86 proteins using mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS and MALDI-TOF/TOF); of which 16 were membrane proteins. CONCLUSION The data presented constitute the first reference map for S. zooepidemicus and provide new information on the identity and characteristics of the more abundantly expressed proteins.
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- Esteban Marcellin
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, Australia.
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Lindsay AM, Zhang M, Mitchell Z, Holden MTG, Waller AS, Sutcliffe IC, Black GW. The Streptococcus equi prophage-encoded protein SEQ2045 is a hyaluronan-specific hyaluronate lyase that is produced during equine infection. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2009; 155:443-449. [PMID: 19202092 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.020826-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Streptococcus equi causes equine 'strangles'. Hyaluronate lyases, which degrade connective tissue hyaluronan and chondroitins, are thought to facilitate streptococcal invasion of the host. However, prophage-encoded hyaluronate lyases are hyaluronan-specific and are thought to be primarily involved in the degradation of the hyaluronan capsule of streptococci during bacteriophage infection. To understand the role of prophage-encoded hyaluronate lyases further, we have biochemically characterized such a hyaluronate lyase, SEQ2045 from S. equi, and have shown that it is produced during equine infection. Prophage-encoded hyaluronan-specific hyaluronate lyases may therefore play a more direct role in disease pathogenesis than previously thought.
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- Anna-Marie Lindsay
- School of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
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- School of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
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- Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, UK
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- Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, UK
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- School of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
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- School of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
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Pecharki D, Petersen FC, Scheie AA. Role of hyaluronidase in Streptococcus intermedius biofilm. Microbiology (Reading) 2008; 154:932-938. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2007/012393-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- D. Pecharki
- Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, N0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, N0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, N0316 Oslo, Norway
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Wu HJ, Wang AHJ, Jennings MP. Discovery of virulence factors of pathogenic bacteria. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2008; 12:93-101. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2008] [Accepted: 01/15/2008] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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