The role of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and its leukotoxin in periodontitis
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DOI: 10.1080/20002297.2017.1325203
Abstract: ABSTRACT Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is a Gram-negative periodontitis-associated bacterium that expresses a toxin that selectively affects leukocytes. Leukotoxin is encoded by an operon belonging to the core genome of this bacterial species. Variations in the expression… read more here.
Keywords: aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans; aggregatibacter; actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin; leukotoxin periodontitis ... See more keywords