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Actinomycosis
Research findings from U. Henssge et al update understanding of actinomycosis
June 2nd, 2009
According to recent research from London, the United Kingdom, "Actinomyces naeslundii is an important early colonizer in the oral biofilm and consists of three genospecies (1, 2 and WVA 963) which cannot be readily differentiated using conventional phenotypic testing or on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequencing. We have investigated a representative collection of type and reference strains and clinical and oral isolates (n=115) and determined the partial gene sequences of six housekeeping genes (atpA, rpoB, pgi, metG, gltA and gyrA)." "These sequences identified the three genospecies and differentiated them from Actinomyces viscosus isolated from rodents. The partial...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2009-06-02)
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