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

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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.

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    1. Department of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Yanta West Road No.76, Xi’an, 710061, ShaanXi, China

      Yi-jie Guo, Bo Zhang, Xue-song Feng, Hui-xun Ren & Ji-ru Xu

    2. Clinical Laboratory, AnKang City Central Hospital, Jinzhou South Road No.85, AnKang, 725000, ShaanXi, China

      Bo Zhang

    3. Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education of China, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Yanta West Road No.76, Xi’an, 710061, ShaanXi, China

      Yi-jie Guo, Xue-song Feng, Hui-xun Ren & Ji-ru Xu

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    Guo, Yj., Zhang, B., Feng, Xs. et al. Retraction Note: Human cathelicidin LL-37 enhance the antibiofilm effect of EGCG on Streptococcus mutans. BMC Oral Health 17, 102 (2017). https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.1186/s12903-017-0392-3

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