Exotoxins of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and periodontal attachment loss in adolescents
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is an oral bacterium that is mainly associated with aggressive forms of periodontitis, which most often starts at an early age. Amongst the virulence factors of A. actinomycetemcomitans, two exotoxins, the leukotoxin (LtxA) and the cytolethal distending toxin (C...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Institutionen för odontologi
2013
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-83986 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7459-787-5 |