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Could Neisseria in oral microbiota modulate the inflammatory response of COVID-19?
Mehmet Demirci,
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Mehmet Demirci
Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Kirklareli University, Kirklareli, Turkey
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Mehmet Demirci, Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Kirklareli University, Kirklareli, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
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Mehmet Demirci,
Corresponding Author
Mehmet Demirci
Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Kirklareli University, Kirklareli, Turkey
Correspondence
Mehmet Demirci, Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Kirklareli University, Kirklareli, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]
Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
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First published: 22 November 2021
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