Age-related prevalence and characteristics of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in periodontitis patients living in Sweden

Background: The presence of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in patients with periodontitis has been extensively studied for decades. Objective: To study the prevalence of A. actinomycetemcomitans in younger and older periodontitis patients and to genetically characterize isolates of this bacte...

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Main Authors: Rolf Claesson, Carola Höglund-Åberg, Dorte Haubek, Anders Johansson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
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JP2
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2017.1334504