Prevalence of leukotoxic genotypes of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in Brazilians with chronic periodontitis Prevalência do genotipo leucotóxico de Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans em indivíduos brasileiros com periodontite crônica
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is considered a major etiologic agent of aggressive periodontitis but this species has also been associated with other forms of periodontal disease. Further, highly leukotoxic strains are related to severity of disease. This investigation determined the prevalenc...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2006-12-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822006000400036 |