Osteoradionecrosis contains a wide variety of cultivable and non-cultivable bacteria

Background: Direct microscopy, anaerobic culture and DNA–DNA hybridization have previously demonstrated an association between microorganisms and osteoradionecrosis (ORN). The purpose of our study was to use culture independent molecular techniques to detect bacteria in necrotic bone lesi...

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Main Authors: Geir Støre, Emnet Abesha-Belay, Emenike R.K. Eribe, Lars Reime, Kjetil Pedersen, Jørn A. Aas, Ingar Olsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-07-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.journaloforalmicrobiology.net/index.php/jom/article/view/5072/5778