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

• Amel Ben Lagha,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

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

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• Patricia Maquera Huacho,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

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

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2193-9979

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• Daniel Grenier

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

  * E-mail: Daniel.Grenier@greb.ulaval.ca

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

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0878-4674

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