Identification and Characterization of Clinically Isolated Biofilm-forming Gram-positive Rods from Teeth Associated with Persistent Apical Periodontitis

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 347-352

  Yamane, Kazuyoshi ^a   Ogawa, Kan ^a   Yoshida, Masahiro ^a   Hayashi, Hiroyuki ^a   Nakamura, Toshio ^a   Yamanaka, Takeshi ^a   Tamaki, Toshio ^b   Hojoh, Hirokazu ^b   Leung, Kai Poon ^c   Fukushima, Hisanori ^a  

^a Department of Bacteriology ^*  (Japan)

^b OSAKA DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; biofilm; periapical periodontitis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE; PROTEINASE K; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GRAM POSITIVE ASPOROGENOUS ROD-SHAPED BACTERIA; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDOPEPTIDASE K; FLUORESCENT DYES; GRAM-POSITIVE RODS; HUMANS; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 60649120455     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.11.032     Document Type: Article

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