title: [The direct and indirect tissue-damaging action of periodontally pathogenic bacteria].
abstract: The paper describes the aggregation mechanism of bacterial plaque to the acquired film and analyses the method with which bacteria adheres to periodontal tissues, before examining the direct and indirect histolesive capacity of periodontopathogenic bacteria.
authors.affiliation: II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matarasso
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cafiero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ricciardi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fusco
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D010519:Periodontium / Q000382:microbiology*
vernacular_title: L'azione istolesiva diretta ed indiretta dei batteri parodontopatogeni.