Chlamydia pneumoniae is present in the dental plaque of periodontitis patients and stimulates an inflammatory response in gingival epithelial cells

Chlamydia pneumoniae is an airborne, Gram-negative, obligate intracellular bacterium which causes human respiratory infections and has been associated with atherosclerosis. Because individuals with periodontitis are at greater risk for atherosclerosis as well as respiratory infections, we investigat...

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Main Authors: Cássio Luiz Coutinho Almeida-da-Silva, Tamer Alpagot, Ye Zhu, Sonho Sierra Lee, Brian P. Roberts, Shu-Chen Hung, Norina Tang, David M. Ojcius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shared Science Publishers OG 2019-03-01
Series:Microbial Cell
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Online Access:http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/2019a-almeida-da-silva-microbial-cell/
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