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Antigenic variation in Porphyromonas gingivalis ribotypes recognized by serum immunoglobulin G of adult periodontitis patients.
Oral microbiology and immunology - 1 Apr 1999
Sims T J, Ali R W, Brockman E S, Skaug N, Page R C
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We obtained clinical isolates of Porphyromonas gingivalis of known ribotype from patients diagnosed with adult periodontitis and used Western blot methodology to evaluate profiles of antigens recognized by IgG in heterologous and homologous patient sera. Our aims were to identify isolates belonging to different serogroups, to learn if serogroup membership is related to ribotype to assess variation in IgG...
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