Improved PCR for Detection of the Highly Leukotoxic JP2 Clone of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in Subgingival Plaque Samples
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- 1 October 2003
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 41 (10) , 4829-4832
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.41.10.4829-4832.2003
Abstract
The JP2 clone of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is associated with early-onset periodontitis in certain ethnic populations of African origin. Here, we describe and evaluate a set of primers for PCR to assay for the presence of A. actinomycetemcomitans and to discriminate between JP2-like strains and other genotypes in subgingival plaque samples.Keywords
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