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Chlamydia pneumoniae Clinical Isolate from Gingival Crevicular Fluid: A Potential Atherogenic Strain.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2015
Filardo Simone, Di Pietro Marisa, Schiavoni Giovanna, Minniti Gianluca, Ortolani Emanuela, Romano Silvio, Sessa Rosa
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Chlamydia pneumoniae has been associated to atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. The aim of our study was to characterize, for the first time, a C. pneumoniae strain isolated from the gingival crevicular fluid of a patient with chronic periodontitis, described as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. C. pneumoniae isolate was characterized and compared to the respiratory AR-39 strain by VD4-ompA...
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