About the Authors
- Rei Matsubara
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima, Saga, Japan, Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Fukuoka, Japan
- Toshio Kukita
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Affiliation Molecular Cell Biology and Oral Anatomy, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Fukuoka, Japan
- Yuka Ichigi
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima, Saga, Japan
- Ippei Takigawa
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima, Saga, Japan
- Peng-Fei Qu
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Affiliation Molecular Cell Biology and Oral Anatomy, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Fukuoka, Japan
- Noboru Funakubo
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Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima, Saga, Japan, Oral and Maxillofacial Oncology, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Fukuoka, Japan
- Hiroshi Miyamoto
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima, Saga, Japan
- Kazuaki Nonaka
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Affiliation Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Fukuoka, Japan
- Akiko Kukita
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* E-mail: kukita@cc.saga-u.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima, Saga, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RM AK. Performed the experiments: RM AK TK YI IT P-FQ NF. Analyzed the data: AK RM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TK HM KN. Wrote the paper: AK RM.