Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actimycetemcomitans leukotoxin and human periodontitis – A historic review with emphasis on JP2

Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actimycetemcomitans (Aa) is a gram-negative bacterium that colonizes the human oral cavity and is causative agent for localized aggressive (juvenile) periodontitis (AgP). In the middle of 1990s, a specific JP2 clone of belonging to the cluster of serotype b strains o...

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Main Authors: Chi-Cheng Tsai, Ya-Ping Ho, Yu-Shian Chou, Kun-Yen Ho, Yi-Min Wu, Ying-Chu Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-04-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X1730760X