Molecular detection of Treponema denticola and Porphyromonas gingivalis in carotid and aortic atheromatous plaques by FISH: Report of two cases

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-96

  Cavrini, Francesca ^a,c   Sambri, Vittorio ^a   Moter, Annette ^b   Servidio, Dora ^a   Marangoni, Antonella ^a   Montebugnoli, Lucio ^a   Foschi, Federico ^a   Prati, Carlo ^a   Di Bartolomeo, Roberto ^a   Cevenini, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Ctro Reg Riferimento Emergenze M   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CAROTID ARTERY; CASE REPORT; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

AGED; AORTA; AORTIC DISEASES; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

EID: 19944432348     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.45845-0     Document Type: Article

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