Occurrence of two newly named oral treponemes - Treponema parvum and Treponema putidum - In primary endodontic infections

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 372-375

  Rocas I N ^a   Siqueira Jr , José F ^a,b  

^a ESTÁCIO DE SÁ UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endodontic infections; Nested polymerase chain reaction; Treponema parvum; Treponema putidum

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIODONTITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOOTH INFECTION; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; TREPONEMA; TREPONEMA PARVUM; TREPONEMA PUTIDUM;

DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOUTH; PERIAPICAL ABSCESS; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREPONEMA; TREPONEMAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 27644556436     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.2005.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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