Clonality of Fusobacterium nucleatum in root canal infections

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 394-396

  Moraes, S R ^a,b   Siqueira Jr , J F ^a,b,c   Rocas I N ^c   Ferreira, M C S ^a   Domingues, Regina M C P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b VEIGA DE ALMEIDA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c ESTÁCIO DE SÁ UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AP PCR; Endodontic infection; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Rep PCR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; BASE PAIRING; CLONE CELLS; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTERSPERSED REPETITIVE SEQUENCES; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0036922274     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302X.2002.170610.x     Document Type: Article

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