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Importance of <i>Dialister pneumosintes</i> in human periodontitis
1 Aug 2000
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Anaerobic bacteria play important roles in the pathogenesis of human periodontitis. This study examined the relationship between a potentially new periodontopathic bacterium Dialister pneumosintes and periodontal disease. A total of 73 women and 62 men aged 18 to 86 years participated in the study. Using a 16S rRNA polymerase chain reaction identification method, the presence of D. pneumosintes was determined in...
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