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Quantitative detection of Porphyromonas gingivalis fimA genotypes in dental plaque.
FEMS microbiology letters - 12 Mar 2004
van der Ploeg Jan R, Giertsen Elin, Lüdin Beat, Mörgeli Christian, Zinkernagel Annelies S, Gmür Rudolf
Abstract excerpt
We developed quantitative fimA genotype assays and applied them in a pilot study investigating the fimbrial genotype distribution of Porphyromonas gingivalis in European subjects with or without chronic periodontitis. P. gingivalis was found in 71% and 9% of the samples from patients and healthy subjects, respectively. Enumeration of total P. gingivalis cell numbers by polymerase chain reaction and...
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