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Detection of novel oral phylotypes associated with periodontitis.
FEMS microbiology letters - 19 Nov 2002
Sakamoto Mitsuo, Huang Yi, Umeda Makoto, Ishikawa Isao, Benno Yoshimi
Abstract excerpt
A phylogenetic approach based on 16S rRNA (rDNA) has been recently applied to investigate the diversity of cultivable and uncultivable species in the human oral cavity without cultivation. In a previous study [Sakamoto et al. (2000) Microbiol. Immunol. 44, 643-652], we identified a number of novel oral phylotypes, representing as yet uncultured organisms. The purpose of this study was to design specific PCR...
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