Clonal diversity of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans isolates from young adults with minimal periodontal disease

Journal of Periodontal Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 179-187

  Macheleidt, A ^a   Müller, Hans Peter ^b   Eger, T ^a   Putzker, M ^a   Zoller L ^a  

^a BUNDESWEHRZENTRALKRANKENHAUS KOBLENZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; AP PCR genotyping; Periodontal disease; Periodontal health

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYTOTOXIN; EXOTOXIN; LEUKOTOXIN; RNA 16S;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BASE PAIRING; CELL CLONE; CLASSIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PERIODONTITIS; PERIODONTIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; VIRULENCE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BASE PAIRING; CLONE CELLS; CYTOTOXINS; EXOTOXINS; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; PERIODONTITIS; PERIODONTITIS, JUVENILE; PERIODONTIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033129345     PISSN: 00223484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.1999.tb02240.x     Document Type: Article

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