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Genetic relatedness of oral yeasts within and between patients with marginal periodontitis and subjects with oral health.
Journal of periodontal research - 1 Dec 2005
Song Xiaobo, Eribe Emenike R K, Sun Jinglu, Hansen B Frode, Olsen Ingar
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Yeasts are found in periodontal pockets at a frequency of 15-21%. However, the genetic relatedness of oral yeasts within and between patients with marginal periodontitis is not clear. OBJECTIVES: Assay genetic relatedness of oral yeasts from marginal periodontitis patients and oral health subjects, as well as genetic relatedness of yeasts from different oral sites in these two groups of participants....
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