Quantitative discrimination of <it>Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans</it> highly leukotoxic JP2 clone from non-JP2 clones in diagnosis of aggressive periodontitis

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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Main Authors: Yoshida Akihiro, Ennibi Oum-Keltoum, Miyazaki Hideo, Hoshino Tomonori, Hayashida Hideaki, Nishihara Tatsuji, Awano Shuji, Ansai Toshihiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
<it>Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans</it>
Aggressive periodontitis
JP2
Non-JP2
qPCR
Quantification
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/253

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