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Prevalence of fimA genotypes of Porphyromonas gingivalis and periodontal health status in Chinese adults.
Journal of periodontal research - 1 Dec 2007
Zhao L, Wu Y-F, Meng S, Yang H, OuYang Y-L, Zhou X-D
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbriae play a key role in colonization of the oral cavity. The fimA gene, which encodes fimbrillin (FimA), can be classified into six types (I-V and Ib) according to nucleotide sequence. In the present study, we investigated the relationship be...
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