Virulence factors of the periodontopathogen Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 67, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1996, Pages 291-297

  Fives Taylor, P ^a   Meyer, D ^a   Mintz, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans pathogenssis; Infection transmission; Periodontitis, juvenile microbiology; Periodontitis microbiology; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001215168     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.1996.67.3s.291     Document Type: Article

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