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. 2017 Jun 26;17:102. doi: 10.1186/s12903-017-0392-3

Retraction Note: Human cathelicidin LL-37 enhance the antibiofilm effect of EGCG on Streptococcus mutans

Yi-jie Guo 1,3,✉,#, Bo Zhang 1,2,#, Xue-song Feng 1,3, Hui-xun Ren 1,3, Ji-ru Xu 1,3,✉
PMCID: PMC5485619  PMID: 28651563

Retraction

The authors are retracting this article [1] because they do not have ownership of the data they report. A formal investigation by Tohoku University has concluded that the data reported in this article are the sole property of Tohoku University and have been reported in Bai et al. [2]. All authors agree with this retraction.

Footnotes

The online version of the original article can be found under doi:10.1186/s12903-016-0292-y.

Contributor Information

Yi-jie Guo, Email: yijie_guo@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.

Ji-ru Xu, Email: xujiru@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.

References

  • 1.Guo Y-J, Zhang B, Feng X-S, Hui-xun Ren H-X, Xu J-R. Human cathelicidin LL-37 enhance the antibiofilm effect of EGCG on Streptococcus mutans. BMC Oral Health. 2016;16:101. doi: 10.1186/s12903-016-0292-y. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] [Retracted]
  • 2.Bai L, Takagi S, Ando T, Yoneyama H, Ito K, Mizugai H, Isogai E. Antimicrobial activity of tea catechin against canine oral bacteria and the functional mechanisms. J. Vet. Med. 2016;78(9):1439–1445. doi: 10.1292/jvms.16-0198. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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