Characterization of bacterial flora in persistent apical periodontitis lesions

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 502-505

  Fujii, R ^a   Saito, Y ^a   Tokura, Y ^a   Nakagawa, K I ^a   Okuda, K ^b   Ishihara, K ^b  

^a Department of Endodontics Pulp and Periapical Biology ^*

^b TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apical periodontitis; Bacteria; Bacterial consortia; Biofilm; Persistent periodontitis; Polymicrobial infection

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; APICAL PERIODONTITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HUMAN; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTITIS; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TOOTH FLORA;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOFILMS; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RIBOTYPING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 70350007816     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: 1399302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.2009.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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