Article
[Phenotypic variation in Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans].
Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua kouqiang yixue zazhi = Chinese journal of stomatology - 1 Jan 2003
Wang Zhe-ling, Maeda Nobuko, Ohshima Tomoko, Takao Ayako, Yang Sheng-hui, Li Jin-lu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the colony variation in Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) from rough to smooth and recognize its different morphology during laboratory translations. METHODS: Primary strains isolated from subgingival plaque of two juvenile periodontitis patients were repeatedly subcultured on agar plates and broth; for broth culture, every generation was translated in broth and on solid medium...
Topics
- Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
- Cell Division
- Child
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Dental Plaque
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Periodontitis
- Phenotype
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
- Species Specificity
