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Detection of identical ribotypes of Porphyromonas gingivalis in patients residing in the United States, Sudan, Romania and Norway.
Oral microbiology and immunology - 1 Apr 1997
Ali R W, Martin L, Haffajee A D, Socransky S S
Abstract excerpt
Porphyromonas gingivalis has been isolated from periodontitis lesions in subjects from many geographical locations. The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether similar ribotypes of P. gingivalis could be detected among strains isolated in different countries. A total of 198 isolate...
Topics
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Cluster Analysis
- DNA, Ribosomal
- Genetic Heterogeneity
- Genotype
- Humans
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Norway
- Periodontitis
- Porphyromonas gingivalis
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
- Romania
