Application of MLST and Pilus Gene Sequence Comparisons to Investigate the Population Structures of Actinomyces naeslundii and Actinomyces oris

Uta Henssge; Thuy Do; Steven C. Gilbert; Steven Cox; Douglas Clark; Claes Wickström; A. J. M. Ligtenberg; David R. Radford; David Beighton

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0021430

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Application of MLST and Pilus Gene Sequence Comparisons to Investigate the Population Structures of Actinomyces naeslundii and Actinomyces oris

Uta Henssge,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Microbiology and Salivary Research, King's College London Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom
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Thuy Do,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Microbiology and Salivary Research, King's College London Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom
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Steven C. Gilbert,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Microbiology and Salivary Research, King's College London Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom
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Steven Cox,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Microbiology and Salivary Research, King's College London Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom
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Douglas Clark,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Microbiology and Salivary Research, King's College London Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom
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Claes Wickström,

Affiliation Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
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A. J. M. Ligtenberg,

Affiliation Department of Oral Biochemistry, ACTA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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David R. Radford,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Microbiology and Salivary Research, King's College London Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom
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David Beighton

* E-mail: david.beighton@kcl.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Microbiology and Salivary Research, King's College London Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom
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Application of MLST and Pilus Gene Sequence Comparisons to Investigate the Population Structures of Actinomyces naeslundii and Actinomyces oris

Uta Henssge,
Thuy Do,
Steven C. Gilbert,
Steven Cox,
Douglas Clark,
Claes Wickström,
A. J. M. Ligtenberg,
David R. Radford,
David Beighton

Published: June 30, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021430

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