Persistence of oral colonization by the same Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans strain(s).

doi:10.1902/jop.1999.70.5.504

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Persistence of oral colonization by the same Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans strain(s).

Journal of periodontology - 1 May 1999

Saarela M H, Doğan B, Alaluusua S, Asikainen S

Abstract excerpt

BACKGROUND: The Gram-negative facultatively anaerobic coccobacillus Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is the major pathogen in localized juvenile periodontitis (LJP) and some forms of adult periodontitis (AP). A. actinomycetemcomitans can be grouped into 5 serotypes (a through e) based on differences in the carbohydrate moiety of cell surface lipopolysaccharide. The A. actinomycetemcomitans population is...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
Aggressive Periodontitis
Carbohydrates
Child
Child, Preschool
Clone Cells
DNA, Bacterial
Follow-Up Studies
Genotype
Gingivitis
Humans
Lipopolysaccharides
Middle Aged
Mouth
Periodontitis

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PMID: 10368054
DOI: 10.1902/jop.1999.70.5.504

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