Detection of Porphyromonas endodontalis in infected root canals by 16S rRNA gene-directed polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 729-732

  De Oliveira, Julio Cezar Machado ^a,b,c   Siqueira Jr , José Freitas ^a   Alves, Gabriela B ^b   Hirata Jr , Raphael ^b   Andrade, Arnaldo F B ^b  

^a Estácio de Sá School of Dentistry   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c ESTÁCIO DE SÁ UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PRIMER DNA; RNA 16S;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARIES; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PREVOTELLA; TOOTH FISTULA; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ADULT; BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL FISTULA; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PERIAPICAL ABSCESS; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PREVOTELLA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 0034574704     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200012000-00016     Document Type: Article

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