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Environmental influences on Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans biofilm formation.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Apr 2006
Haase Elaine M, Bonstein Tammy, Palmer Robert J, Scannapieco Frank A
Abstract excerpt
Fresh clinical isolates of the periodontal pathogen Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans have an adherent, rough colony morphology that transforms into a minimally adherent, smooth colony phenotype during successive in vitro passage. The objectives of this study were: (1) to compare biofilm formation of the rough (RVs) and smooth variants (SVs) of several strains of A. actinomycetemcomitans grown under various...
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