Contribution of the Collagen-Binding Proteins of Streptococcus mutans to Bacterial Colonization of Inflamed Dental Pulp

Ryota Nomura; Yuko Ogaya; Kazuhiko Nakano

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159613

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Contribution of the Collagen-Binding Proteins of Streptococcus mutans to Bacterial Colonization of Inflamed Dental Pulp

Ryota Nomura ,

* E-mail: rnomura@dent.osaka-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Division of Oral Infections and Disease Control, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Osaka 565–0871, Japan
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Yuko Ogaya,

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Division of Oral Infections and Disease Control, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Osaka 565–0871, Japan
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Kazuhiko Nakano

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Division of Oral Infections and Disease Control, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Osaka 565–0871, Japan
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Contribution of the Collagen-Binding Proteins of Streptococcus mutans to Bacterial Colonization of Inflamed Dental Pulp

Ryota Nomura,
Yuko Ogaya,
Kazuhiko Nakano

Published: July 21, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159613

About the Authors

Ryota Nomura

* E-mail: rnomura@dent.osaka-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Division of Oral Infections and Disease Control, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Osaka 565–0871, Japan

Yuko Ogaya

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Division of Oral Infections and Disease Control, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Osaka 565–0871, Japan

Kazuhiko Nakano

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Division of Oral Infections and Disease Control, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Osaka 565–0871, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RN KN. Performed the experiments: RN YO. Analyzed the data: RN YO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RN YO. Wrote the paper: RN KN.

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