Prevalence, phenotype, and genotype of enterococcus faecalis isolated from saliva and root canals in patients with persistent apical periodontitis

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1950-1955

  Zhu, Xiaofei ^a   Wang, Qianqian ^a   Zhang, Chengfei ^a,b   Cheung, Gary S P ^b   Shen, Ya ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL OF STOMATOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecalis; Genotype; Phenotype; Prevalence; Root canals; Saliva

Indexed keywords

GELATINASE; HEMOLYSIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; DENTAL SURGERY; ENDODONTICS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SALIVA; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GELATINASES; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; PHENOTYPE; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; SALIVA; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 78449289380     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2010.08.053     Document Type: Article

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