Hydrogen peroxide contributes to the epithelial cell death induced by the oral mitis group of streptococci.

Members of the mitis group of streptococci are normal inhabitants of the commensal flora of the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract of humans. Some mitis group species, such as Streptococcus oralis and Streptococcus sanguinis, are primary colonizers of the human oral cavity. Recently, we found t...

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Main Authors: Nobuo Okahashi, Tomoko Sumitomo, Masanobu Nakata, Atsuo Sakurai, Hirotaka Kuwata, Shigetada Kawabata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3909332?pdf=render