Occurrence of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in Brazilian indians from Umutina Reservation, Mato Grosso, Brazil

• Main Authors: Evanice Menezes Marçal Vieira (Author), Suzane A. Raslan (Author), Thais Cristina Wahasugui (Author), Mario Julio Avila-Campos (Author), Valdecir Marvulle (Author), Elerson Gaetti-Jardim Júnior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2009-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is associated with periodontal disease, especially localized aggressive periodontitis, produces a potent leukotoxin and its distribution is influenced by ethnic characteristics of the population. Objective: Using culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techn...