Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans serotype-specific genotypes and periodontal status in Brazilian subjects

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 182-188

  Estêvão Teixeira, Rodrigo ^a   Nogueira Mendes, Edilberto ^a   De Carvalho, Maria Auxiliadora Roque ^a   Nicoli, Jacques Robert ^a   De Macêdo Farias, Luiz ^a   Prazeres Magalhães, Paula ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; Genotyping; Periodontitis; Serotyping

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; DISEASE CONTROL; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; GENOTYPING; PERIODONTITIS; SEROTYPING;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; GENOTYPE; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; PERIODONTITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BRAZIL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33745046421     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w05-121     Document Type: Article

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