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Multilocus sequence analysis of Treponema denticola strains of diverse origin.
BMC microbiology - 4 Feb 2013
Mo Sisu, You Meng, Su Yvonne C F, Lacap-Bugler Donnabella C, Huo Yong-biao, Smith Gavin J D, Leung W Keung, Watt Rory M
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BACKGROUND: The oral spirochete bacterium Treponema denticola is associated with both the incidence and severity of periodontal disease. Although the biological or phenotypic properties of a significant number of T. denticola isolates have been reported in the literature, their genetic diversity or phylogeny has never been systematically investigated. Here, we describe a multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of 20...
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