The microbiology of early-onset periodontitis: Association of highly toxic Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans strains with localized juvenile periodontitis

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 67, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1996, Pages 282-290

  Zambon, Joseph J ^a   Haraszthy, Violet I ^a   Hariharan, Govind ^a   Lally, Edward T ^b   Demuth, Donald R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans pathogenesis; Leukotoxin promoters; Periodontitis, early onset microbiology; Periodontitis, juvenile microbiology; Periodontitis microbiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000981035     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.1996.67.3s.282     Document Type: Article

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