Sampling of periodontal pathogens by paper points: Evaluation of basic parameters

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 326-330

  Hartroth, B ^b   Seyfahrt, I ^b   Conrads, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; DNA probes; Paper points; Porphyromonas gingivalis; Sampling of pathogens periodontitis

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; MOUTH FLORA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PAPER; PATHOGENICITY; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; RIBOSOMAL RNA; SAMPLING;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DENTAL PLAQUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; PAPER; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0033215349     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302X.1999.140510.x     Document Type: Article

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