Genetic diversity and toxic activity of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans isolates

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 493-501

  Kawamoto, D ^a   Ando, E S ^a   Longo, P L ^a   Nunes, A C R ^a   Wikstrom M ^b   Mayer, M P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans; Cytolethal distending toxin; Leukotoxin; Serotype

Indexed keywords

CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXIN;

AGGREGATIBACTER ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; AGGRESSIVE PERIODONTITIS; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; CYTOTOXINS; EXOTOXINS; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEROTYPING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE;

EID: 70350022272     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: 1399302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.2009.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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