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Evidence for the Role of Highly Leukotoxic <i>Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans</i> in the Pathogenesis of Localized Juvenile and Other Forms of Early‐Onset Periodontitis

Violet I. Haraszthy, Govind Hariharan, Eduardo Muniz Barretto Tinoco, José Roberto Cortelli, Edward T. Lally, Elaine Davis, Joseph J. Zambon

Journal of Periodontology · 2000 · 173 citations · 40 references

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Abstract

This study suggests that localized juvenile and other forms of Actinobacillus-associated periodontitis are primarily associated with the highly leukotoxic clone of A. actinomycetemcomitans.

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