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Pathogenicity and genetic profile of oral Porphyromonas species from canine periodontitis.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Nov 2017
do Nascimento Silva Amanda, de Avila Erica Dorigatti, Nakano Viviane, Avila-Campos Mario J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: In this study, the presence of the prtC and fimA genes involved in the pathogenicity of oral Porphyromonas spp. isolated from dogs with periodontitis and healthy, as well as their genetic diversity was investigated. DESIGN: Thirty-two Beagle dogs, 24 with periodontitis and 8 healthy were evaluated. Subgingival samples from only one gingival site of both groups were collected. Bacteria grown in...
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