Periodontal bacteria and cardiovascular problems

Future Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 495-498

  Asikainen, Sirkka E ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; RNA 16S;

ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; PERIODONTITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; TOOTH INFECTION;

BACTERIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; PERIODONTITIS;

EID: 67149119022     PISSN: 17460913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fmb.09.21     Document Type: Editorial

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