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Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilm-Forming Capacity of Oral Biofilm Bacteria in Patients With Periodontitis and Healthy Individuals.

MicrobiologyOpen · Werner N, Schöffel M, Wittmer A, Pelz K, Vach K, Frese C, von Ohle C, Wolff D, Cieplik F, Al-Ahmad A · 2026-10-01

Researchers examined antibiotic resistance in oral bacteria from people with periodontitis and healthy individuals, finding that resistance was common in both groups and that biofilm-forming bacteria showed higher resistance rates.

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