The Highly Leukotoxic JP2 Genotype of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Is Present in the Population of the West African Island, Sal in Cape Verde: A Pilot Study

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is strongly associated with severe periodontitis, possibly due to its production of a potent leukotoxin. A genetic variant, the JP2 genotype, was found to produce more leukotoxin than the wild type because of a mutation in the leukotoxin gene, and this genotype...

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Autores principales: De Soet, Johannes J., Claesson, Rolf, Haubek, Dorte, Johansson, Anders, Buijs, Mark J., Volgenant, Catherine M. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9145930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35631098
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11050577

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9145930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35631098
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11050577

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