Detection of a 640-bp deletion in the Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin promoter region in isolates from an adolescent of Ethiopian origin

The expression of the leukotoxin of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is regulated by the leukotoxin promoter. A 530-bp deletion or an 886-bp insertion sequence (IS) element in this region has earlier been described in highly leukotoxic isolates. Here, we report on highly leukotoxic isolate with...

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Main Authors: Rolf Claesson, Jan Gudmundson, Carola Höglund Åberg, Dorte Haubek, Anders Johansson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-04-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
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JP2
Online Access:http://www.journaloforalmicrobiology.net/index.php/jom/article/view/26974/39571