Outer membrane vesicles of the oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis promote aggregation and phagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus

Outer membrane vesicles of the oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis promote aggregation and phagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic Gram-positive bacterial pathogen that causes a wide variety of infectious diseases, including S. aureus bacteremia (SAB). Recent studies showed that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a risk factor for SAB, as RA patients appear to be more susceptible to SAB and d...

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Main Authors: Marines du Teil Espina, Anna Haider Rubio, Yanyan Fu, Marina López-Álvarez, Giorgio Gabarrini, Jan Maarten van Dijl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Oral Health
Subjects:
Porphyromonas gingivalis
PPAD
gingipains
outer membrane vesicles
Staphylococcus aureus
rheumatoid arthritis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/froh.2022.948524/full

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