Molecular Analysis of Persistent Periradicular Lesions and Root Ends Reveals a Diverse Microbial Profile

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 950-957

  Subramanian, Kumar ^a   Mickel, Andre K ^b  

^a Case Western Reserve University ^*

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

16S; DNA; endodontics; genetics; microbiology; molecular; pathogenesis; periradicular; ribosomal; sequence analysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILM; BURKHOLDERIA; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHANOBREVIBACTER; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT;

ADULT; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; BURKHOLDERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHANOBREVIBACTER; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 67649230895     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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