Fluoride exposure attenuates expression of Streptococcus pyogenes virulence factors

• Main Authors: Thongboonkerd V., Luengpailin J., Cao J., Pierce W.M., Cai J., Klein J.B., Doyle R.J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0037053383&partnerID=40&md5=c24fd2c2c9632e64cd04a1d212032cbf; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2552
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Fluoridation causes an obvious reduction of dental caries by interference with cariogenic streptococci. However, the effect of fluoride on group A streptococci that causes rheumatic fever and acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is not known. We have used proteomic analysis to create a referen...