Clonal diversity of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans isolates from young adults with minimal periodontal disease.

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Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is a major periodontal pathogen which is associated with both early-onset periodontitis and adult cases refractory to conventional periodontal therapy, although the organism has also been shown to be widely distributed among dentate healthy individuals. The observed disease status may be associated with a variation in virulence of different strains or clones. The aim of the...

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