Detection of a 640-bp deletion in the Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin promoter region in isolates from an adolescent of Ethiopian origin
The expression of the leukotoxin of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is regulated by the leukotoxin promoter. A 530-bp deletion or an 886-bp insertion sequence (IS) element in this region has earlier been described in highly leukotoxic isolates. Here, we report on highly leukotoxic isolate with...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2015-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Oral Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.journaloforalmicrobiology.net/index.php/jom/article/view/26974/39571 |