Quantitative discrimination of <it>Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans</it> highly leukotoxic JP2 clone from non-JP2 clones in diagnosis of aggressive periodontitis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans</it> is the etiological agent of periodontitis, and there is a strong association between clone JP2 and aggressive periodontitis in adolescents of African descent. The JP2 clone h...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-10-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/253 |