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Characterization of virulence factors and clonal diversity of Enterococcus faecalis isolates from treated dental root canals.
Research in microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Zoletti Gustavo O, Pereira Eliezer M, Schuenck Ricardo P, Teixeira Lúcia M, Siqueira José F, dos Santos Kátia Regina N
Abstract excerpt
The high prevalence of Enterococcus faecalis in root canal treated teeth with post-treatment disease, as evidenced by both molecular and traditional culturing methods, suggests that this species may be a key player in endodontic treatment failure. This study aimed to detect virulence factors by phenotypic and western blotting tests, and virulence genes by PCR from 20 clinical strains of E. faecalis isolated from...
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