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The central region of the msp gene of Treponema denticola has sequence heterogeneity among clinical samples, obtained from patients with periodontitis

BACKGROUND: Treponema denticola is an oral spirochete involved in the pathogenesis and progression of periodontal disease. Of its virulence factors, the major surface protein (MSP) plays a role in the interaction between the treponeme and host. To understand the possible evolution of this protein, w...

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Autores principales: Gaibani, Paolo, Pellegrino, Maria Teresa, Rossini, Giada, Alvisi, Gualtiero, Miragliotta, Luisa, Prati, Carlo, Sambri, Vittorio
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3004910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21138575
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-345