Isolation and Taxonomy of Filamentous Fungi in Endodontic Infections

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 626-629

  Gomes, Cinthya ^a   Fidel, Sandra ^b   Fidel, Rivail ^b   de Moura Sarquis, Maria Inês ^c  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Filament fungi; necrotic pulp; periradicular disease; root canals; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCELIUM; MYCOSIS; PENICILLIUM; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ASPERGILLUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; FEMALE; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCELIUM; MYCOSES; PENICILLIUM; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949650475     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2010.01.016     Document Type: Article

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