Bacterial DNA Persists for Extended Periods after Cell Death

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1417-1420

  Young, Geoffrey ^a   Turner, Sally ^b   Davies, John K ^b   Sundqvist, Göran ^c   Figdor, David ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dead bacteria; DNA; PCR; persistence; sodium hypochlorite

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA DEGRADATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENETICS; HEAT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOOTH PULP; VALIDATION STUDY;

DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DNA DEGRADATION, NECROTIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HEAT; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE;

EID: 36249010873     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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