Variable serum immunoglobulin G immune response to genetically distinct Eikenella corrodens strains coexisting in the human oral cavity

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 158-165

  Chen, C ^a   Ashimoto, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clonal diversity; Eikenella corrodens; ELISA; IgG immune response; Periodontal disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032102918     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.1998.tb00727.x     Document Type: Article

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