Heterogeneity of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans strains in various human infections and relationships between serotype, genotype, and antimicrobial susceptibility

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-84

  Paju, Susanna ^a   Carlson, Petteri ^b   Jousimies Somer, Hannele ^c   Asikainen, Sirkka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ACTINOBACILLOSIS; ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTIONS; EXOTOXINS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOUTH DISEASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEROTYPING;

EID: 0033989510     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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