Rolf Claesson

Contact

rolf.claesson@umu.se

+46 90 785 61 67

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Affiliated as other position at Department of Odontology Units: Oral Microbiology

1A, våning 5, Västerbottens läns landsting Västerbottens läns landsting, 901 85 Umeå

Microbial contamination of dental unit water lines: a matter of following instructions

Journal of Hospital Infection

Claesson, Rolf; Edwardsson, S.; Bäckman, N.

Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbrial protein Mfa5 contains a von Willebrand factor domain and an intramolecular isopeptide

Communications Biology, Springer Nature 2021, Vol. 4, (1)

Heidler, Thomas V.; Ernits, Karin; Ziolkowska, Agnieszka; et al.

Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial activity, in Vitro Cytotoxicity and Leukotoxin Neutralization of Essential Oil from Origanum vulgare against Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans

Pathogens, Basel: MDPI 2020, Vol. 9, (3)

Akkaoui, Sanae; Johansson, Anders; Yagoubi, Maâmar; et al.

Characterization of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Serotype b Strains with Five Different, Including Two Novel, Leukotoxin Promoter Structures

Vaccines, Basel, Switzerland: MDPI 2020, Vol. 8, (3)

Claesson, Rolf; Chiang, Huei-Min; Lindholm, Mark; et al.

43-Year Temporal Trends in Immune Response to Oral Bacteria in a Swedish Population

Pathogens, Basel: MDPI 2020, Vol. 9, (7)

Esberg, Anders; Johansson, Anders; Claesson, Rolf; et al.

Phylogenetic Analysis of Filifactor alocis Strains Isolated from Several Oral Infections Identified a Novel RTX Toxin, FtxA

Toxins, MDPI 2020, Vol. 12, (11)

Oscarsson, Jan; Claesson, Rolf; Bao, Kai; et al.

High salivary levels of JP2 genotype of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is associated with clinical attachment loss in Moroccan adolescents

Clinical and experimental dental research, John Wiley & Sons 2019, Vol. 5, (1) : 44-51

Ennibi, Oum Keltoum; Claesson, Rolf; Akkaoui, Sanae; et al.

Comprehensive antimicrobial susceptibility testing of a large collection of clinical strains of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans does not identify resistance to amoxicillin

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, John Wiley & Sons 2019, Vol. 46, (8) : 846-854

Jensen, Anne B.; Haubek, Dorte; Claesson, Rolf; et al.

Differential Cell Lysis Among Periodontal Strains of JP2 and Non-JP2 Genotype of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Serotype B Is Not Reflected in Dissimilar Expression and Production of Leukotoxin

Pathogens, Basel, Switzerland: MDPI 2019, Vol. 8, (4)

Jensen, Anne Birkeholm; Lund, Marianne; Nørskov-Lauritsen, Niels; et al.

Genetic Profiling of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Serotype B Isolated from Periodontitis Patients Living in Sweden

Pathogens, Basel, Switzerland: MDPI 2019, Vol. 8, (3) : 1-13

Johansson, Anders; Claesson, Rolf; Höglund-Åberg, Carola; et al.

Aggregatibacter Actinomycetemcomitans: Clinical Significance of a Pathobiont Subjected to Ample Changes in Classification and Nomenclature

Pathogens, MDPI 2019, Vol. 8, (4)

Nørskov-Lauritsen, Niels; Claesson, Rolf; Jensen, Anne Birkeholm; et al.

Tools of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans to Evade the Host Response

Journal of Clinical Medicine, Basel: MDPI 2019, Vol. 8, (7)

Oscarsson, Jan; Claesson, Rolf; Lindholm, Mark; et al.

Evasion of Immune Surveillance in Low Oxygen Environments Enhances Candida albicans Virulence.

mBio, American Society for Microbiology 2018, Vol. 9, (6)

Lopes, Jose Pedro; Stylianou, Marios; Backman, Emelie; et al.

Journal of Oral Microbiology, Taylor & Francis 2017, Vol. 9

Claesson, Rolf; Höglund-Åberg, Carola; Haubek, Dorte; et al.

Actinomyces radicidentis and Actinomyces haliotis, coccoid Actinomyces species isolated from the human oral cavity

Anaerobe, Elsevier 2017, Vol. 48 : 19-26

Claesson, Rolf; Sjögren, Ulf; Esberg, Anders; et al.

Streptococcus Mutans Adhesin Biotypes that Match and Predict Individual Caries Development

EBioMedicine, Vol. 24 : 205-215

Esberg, Anders; Sheng, Nongfei; Mårell, Lena; et al.

The cagE gene sequence as a diagnostic marker to identify JP2 and non-JP2 highly leukotoxic Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans serotype b strains.

Journal of Periodontal Research, John Wiley & Sons 2017, Vol. 52, (5) : 903-912

Johansson, Anders; Claesson, Rolf; Höglund Åberg, Carola; et al.

Effects of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin on neutrophil migration and extracellular trap formation.

Journal of Oral Microbiology, Vol. 8

Hirschfeld, Josefine; Roberts, Helen M; Chapple, Iain L C; et al.

Detection of a 640-bp deletion in the Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin promoter region in isolates from an adolescent of Ethiopian origin

Journal of Oral Microbiology, CoAction Publishing 2015, Vol. 7

Claesson, Rolf; Gudmundson, Jan; Höglund-Åberg, Carola; et al.

Subgingival bacteria in Ghanaian adolescents with or without progression of attachment loss

Journal of Oral Microbiology, CoAction Publishing 2014, Vol. 6

Dahlén, Gunnar; Claesson, Rolf; Höglund Åberg, Carola; et al.

Leukotoxic activity of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and periodontal attachment loss

PLOS ONE, Public library science 2014, Vol. 9, (8) : e104095-

Höglund Åberg, Carola; Haubek, Dorte; Kwamin, Francis; et al.

Progression of attachment loss is strongly associated with presence of the JP2 genotype of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans: a prospective cohort study of a young adolescent population

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, Vol. 41, (3) : 232-241

Höglund Åberg, Carola; Kwamin, Francis; Claesson, Rolf; et al.

Oral microbial profile discriminates breast-fed from formula-fed infants

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN, Vol. 56, (2) : 127-136

Holgerson, Pernilla L; Vestman, Nelly R; Claesson, Rolf; et al.

Cytolethal distending toxin in isolates of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans from Ghanaian adolescents and association with serotype and disease progression

PLOS ONE, Public Library Science 2013, Vol. 8, (6) : e65781-

Höglund Åberg, Carola; Antonoglou, Georgios; Haubek, Dorte; et al.

Characterization and in vitro properties of oral lactobacilli in breastfed infants

BMC Microbiology, BioMed Central 2013, Vol. 13 : 193-

Vestman, Nelly Romani; Timby, Niklas; Holgerson, Pernilla Lif; et al.

Presence of JP2 and Non-JP2 genotypes of aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and periodontal attachment loss in adolescents in Ghana

Journal of Periodontology, American Academy of Periodontology 2012, Vol. 83, (12) : 1520-1528

Höglund Åberg, Carola; Kwamin, Francis; Claesson, Rolf; et al.

The pilin protein FimP from Actinomyces oris: crystal structure and sequence analyses

PLOS ONE, Vol. 7, (10) : e48364-

Persson, Karina; Esberg, Anders; Claesson, Rolf; et al.

Detection of the highly leucotoxic JP2 clone of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in members of a Caucasian family living in Sweden

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, John Wiley & Sons 2011, Vol. 38, (2) : 115-121

Claesson, Rolf; Lagervall, Maria; Höglund-Åberg, Carola; et al.

Cellular and molecular response of human macrophages exposed to Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin.

Cell death & disease, Nature Publishing Group 2011, Vol. 2 : e126-

Kelk, Peyman; Abd, H; Claesson, Rolf; et al.

A new cleavage site for elastase within the complement component 3

Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica (APMIS), Vol. 118, (10) : 765-768

Claesson, Rolf; Kanasi, Eleni; Anders, Johansson; et al.

Presence of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in young individuals: a 16-year clinical and microbiological follow-up study.

Journal of clinical periodontology, Vol. 36, (10) : 815-22

Aberg, Carola Höglund; Sjödin, Bengt; Lakio, Laura; et al.

Antibacterial effect of ozone on cariogenic bacterial species.

Journal of Dentistry, Bristol: J. Wright & Sons 2009, Vol. 37, (6) : 449-453

Johansson, Elisabeth; Claesson, Rolf; van Dijken, J W V

IL-1beta secretion induced by Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans is mainly caused by the leukotoxin

International Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol. 298, (5/6) : 529-541

Kelk, Peyman; Claesson, Rolf; Chen, Casey; et al.

Strong antibacterial effect of miswak against oral microorganisms associated with periodontitis and caries.

Journal of Periodontology, Vol. 79, (8) : 1474-9

Sofrata, Abier H; Claesson, Rolf L K; Lingström, Peter K; et al.

Dental biofilm, gingivitis and interleukin-1 adjacent to approximal sites of a bonded ceramic.

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, Vol. 34, (12) : 1062-1067

Konradsson, Katarina; Claesson, Rolf; van Dijken, Jan

Buffering effect of a prophylactic gel on dental plaque in institutionalised elderly

Gerodontology, Vol. 24, (2) : 98-104

Persson, Anitha; Lingström, Peter; Bergdahl, Maud; et al.

Periodontal disease in patients from the original Kostmann family with severe congenital neutropenia

Journal of Periodontology, Vol. 77, (4) : 744-751

Carlsson, G; Wahlin, Ylva-Britt; Johansson, Anders; et al.

Mutans streptococci and lactobacilli in plaque on a leucite-reinforced dental ceramic and on a calcium aluminate cement.

Clinical Oral Investigations, Vol. 10, (3) : 175-180

Konradsson, Katarina; Claesson, Rolf; van Dijken, Jan

Abundant secretion of bioactive interleukin-1beta by human macrophages induced by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin

Infection and Immunity, Vol. 73, (1) : 453-458

Kelk, Peyman; Claesson, Rolf; Hänström, L; et al.

Levels of mutans streptococci and lactobacilli in plaque on aged restorations of an ion-releasing and a universal hybrid composite resin

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, Vol. 63, (1) : 21-25

Persson, Anitha; Claesson, Rolf; van Dijken, Jan

Subgingival plaque microbiota in Saudi Arabians after use of miswak chewing stick and toothbrush

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, Vol. 31, (12) : 1048-53

Al-Otaibi, M; Al-Harthy, M; Gustafsson, A; et al.

Serum-mediated release of leukotoxin from the cell surface of the periodontal pathogen Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.

European Journal of Oral Sciences, Wiley 2003, Vol. 111, (3) : 209-215

Johansson, Anders; Claesson, Rolf; Hänström, Lennart; et al.

Caspase 1 involvement in human monocyte lysis induced by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin

Infection and Immunity, Vol. 71, (8) : 4448-4455

Kelk, Peyman; Johansson, Anders; Claesson, Rolf; et al.

Inflammatory cell death of human macrophages in response to Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin

Kelk, Peyman; Abd, Hadi; Claesson, Rolf; et al.

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Research groups

Group member

Jan Oscarsson Lab

Research projects

1 January 2017 until 31 December 2020

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans – a periopathogen with capacity to cause dysregulation in the host response

1 January 2011

How does Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans contribute to periodontitis - molecular mechanisms and characterization of virulent genotypes