Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and culture methods for detection of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis in subgingival plaque samples

Journal of Periodontal Research

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 496-501

  Riggio, M R ^a   Macfarlane, T W ^a   Mackenzie, D ^a   Lennon, A ^a   Smith, A J ^a   Kinane, D ^a  

^a GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; Cultural analysis; Polymerase chain reaction; Porphyromonas gingivalis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA PROBE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PERIODONTITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DNA PROBES; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PERIODONTITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS;

EID: 0030253159     PISSN: 00223484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.1996.tb01415.x     Document Type: Review

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