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Use of insertion sequence element IS1126 in a genotyping and transmission study of Porphyromonas gingivalis.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2004
Park Ok-Jin, Min Kyung-Man, Choe Son-Jin, Choi Bong-Kyu, Kim Kack-Kyun
Abstract excerpt
Porphyromonas gingivalis is strongly associated with periodontal diseases and is regarded as one of the risk factors for periodontitis. Insertion sequence element IS1126-based PCR was used to investigate the genetic heterogeneity of P. gingivalis from periodontitis patients and to examine the frequency of the parent-child and spouse-spouse transmission. Two sets of IS1126-specific primers were used for the PCR....
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