Specific strains of Streptococcus mutans, a pathogen of dental caries, in the tonsils, are associated with IgA nephropathy

Streptococcus mutans is known to be a major causative agent of dental caries, and strains expressing the cell surface collagen-binding Cnm protein contribute to the development of several systemic diseases. A relationship between tonsillar immunity and glomerulonephritis has been recognized in IgA n...

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Main Authors: Ito, Seigo, Misaki, Taro, Naka, Shuhei, Wato, Kaoruko, Nagasawa, Yasuyuki, Nomura, Ryota, Otsugu, Masatoshi, Matsumoto-Nakano, Michiyo, Nakano, Kazuhiko, Kumagai, Hiroo, Oshima, Naoki
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Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6934739/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31882880
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56679-2
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