Enterococcus faecalis rnc gene modulates its susceptibility to disinfection agents: a novel approach against biofilm

Abstract Background Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) plays an important role in the failure of root canal treatment and refractory periapical periodontitis. As an important virulence factor of E. faecalis, extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) serves as a matrix to wrap bacteria and form biofilms. T...

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Main Authors: Mengying Xia, Niya Zhuo, Shirui Ren, Hongyu Zhang, Yingming Yang, Lei Lei, Tao Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-022-02462-1

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