Population structure and genetic diversity of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans strains isolated from localized juvenile periodontitis patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1181-1187

  Kaplan, Jeffrey B ^a   Schreiner, Helen C ^a   Furgang, David ^a   Fine, Daniel H ^a  

^a Medical Science Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXIN; LEUKOTOXIN; RECOMBINASE; RNA 16S; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIODONTITIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EXOTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PERIODONTITIS, JUVENILE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROTYPING; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ACTINOBACILLUS; ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0036208842     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.4.1181-1187.2002     Document Type: Article

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