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| Citation | 8502 | 4519 |
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AGGREGATIBACTER ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS: A BRIEF REVIEW
Freeda Ampotti*, Suchetha A., Sapna N., Darshan B. M., Apoorva S. M. and Divya Bhat
Abstract Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans are non-motile, gram-ve, saccharolytic, capnophilic round ended rod shaped bacterium. This organism possesses a large number of virulence factors which enable it to colonise the oral cavity, destroy periodontal tissues, degrade host defences, connective tissue destruction and interfere with tissue repair. A. actinomycetemcomitans are isolated from localized aggressive periodontitis and refractory periodontitis. Other than periodontal infections A. actinomycetemcomitans are associated with systemic diseases also. Keywords: . [Full Text Article] [Download Certificate] |
