Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans serotype e-biotypes, genetic diversity and distribution in relation to periodontal status

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 98-103

  Dogan B ^a,c   Saarela, M H ^a   Jousimies Somer, H ^b   Alaluusua, S ^a   Asikainen, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; Biotyping; Genetic diversity; Serotype e

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOTYPE; FERMENTATION; GALACTOSE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPIC VARIATION; MICROORGANISM SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTYPE; XYLOSE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTITIS; PERIODONTITIS, JUVENILE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SEROTYPING; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 4244048796     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302X.1999.140204.x     Document Type: Article

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