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Congo red-binding protein in rough-phenotype Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is amyloid-like fiber.
The Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College - 1 Feb 2009
Kimizuka Ryuta, Kato Tetsuo, Hashimoto Sadamitsu, Yamanaka-Okada Ayumi, Okuda Katsuji, Ishihara Kazuyuki
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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is a pathogen associated with chronic and aggressive periodontitis and extra-oral infections. Fresh isolates of A. actinomycetemcomitans are fimbriated, forming small, rough-phenotype colonies on agar plates and also form biofilms. Recently, it has been repor...
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