A cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) extract impairs the growth, virulence properties, and inflammatory potential of Fusobacterium nucleatum and improves oral epithelial barrier function

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About the Authors

Amel Ben Lagha

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Oral Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Dentistry, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada

Patricia Maquera Huacho

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Oral Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Dentistry, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada

Daniel Grenier

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Oral Ecology Research Group, Faculty of Dentistry, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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