"Streptococcus gordonii" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria in the family STREPTOCOCCACEAE. It is a normal inhabitant of the human oral cavity, and causes DENTAL PLAQUE and ENDOCARDITIS. It is being investigated as a vehicle for vaccine delivery.
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D054773
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.353.750.737.872.260 B03.510.400.800.872.260 B03.510.550.737.872.260
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Streptococcus gordonii" by people in Profiles.
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Influence of a model human defensive peroxidase system on oral streptococcal antagonism. Microbiology (Reading). 2009 Nov; 155(Pt 11):3691-3700.