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Multilocus sequence analysis of Porphyromonas gingivalis indicates frequent recombination
29 Aug 2003
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In this study, the genetic relationship of 19 Porphyromonas gingivalis isolates from patients with periodontitis was investigated by multilocus sequence analysis. Internal 400-600 bp DNA fragments of the 10 chromosomal genes ef-tu, ftsQ, hagB, gpdxJ, pepO, mcmA, dnaK, recA, pga and nah were amplified by PCR and sequenced. No two isolates were identical at all 10 loci. Phylogenetic analyses indicated a panmictic...
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