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Diversity of Veillonella spp. from sound and carious sites in children.
Journal of dental research - 1 Mar 2008
Arif N, Sheehy E C, Do T, Beighton D
Abstract excerpt
Detailed data on the distribution of Veillonella in caries-free and caries-active subjects are scarce. We hypothesized that the diversity of the genus would be lower in caries lesions than in plaque from caries-free individuals. The proportions of Veillonella were not significantly different in the two groups. All isolates (n = 1308) were genotyped by REP-PCR, and different genotypes (n = 170) were identified by...
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