Virulence factors of Enterococcus faecalis: Relationship to endodontic disease

Critical Reviews in Oral Biology and Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 308-320

  Kayaoglu, Güven ^a   Ørstavik, Dag ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Nordisk Institutt for Odontologiske Materialer   (Norway)

Author keywords

Apical periodontitis; Endodontic infection; Enterococcus faecalis; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AS 48; BACTERIOCIN; CYTOLYSIN; GELATINASE; HYALURONIDASE; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; SEX PHEROMONE; SUPEROXIDE; VIRULENCE FACTOR; ADHESIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ENDODONTICS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH INFECTION; VIRULENCE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCINS; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SUPEROXIDES; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 16644395657     PISSN: 10454411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154411130401500506     Document Type: Review

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