Journal article

BIOFILM TREATMENT

DASHPER STUART GEOFFREY, REYNOLDS ERIC CHARLES, VEITH PAUL DAVID, ANG CHING SENG

Published : 2009

Abstract

The invention provides a method of preventing, inhibiting or reducing a P. gingivalis biofilm in a subject comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an inhibiting agent of a polypeptide that reduces or inhibits biofilm formation and/or biofilm development. Also provided are compositions useful in the prevention, inhibition or treatment of periodontal disease or P. gingivalis infection.

University of Melbourne Researchers