Analysis of microbiota associated with peri-implantitis using 16S rRNA gene clone library

Background: Peri-implantitis (PI) is an inflammatory disease which leads to the destruction of soft and hard tissues around osseointegrated implants. The subgingival microbiota appears to be responsible for peri-implant lesions and although the complexity of the microbiota has been reported in PI, t...

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Main Authors: Tatsuro Koyanagi, Mitsuo Sakamoto, Yasuo Takeuchi, Moriya Ohkuma, Yuichi Izumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-05-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.journaloforalmicrobiology.net/index.php/jom/article/view/5104/5620