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Prevalence and molecular diversity of Archaea in subgingival pockets of periodontitis patients.
Oral microbiology and immunology - 1 Aug 2009
Li C L, Liu D L, Jiang Y T, Zhou Y B, Zhang M Z, Jiang W, Liu B, Liang J P
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INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and molecular diversity of Archaea in the subgingival crevices of patients with chronic periodontitis. METHODS: Subgingival plaque was collected from 41 patients with chronic periodontitis and 15 healthy subjects. The prevalence of Archaea in those plaque samples was tested by polymerase chain reaction with two broad-range archaeal primer sets....
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