Similarity of bacterial populations in saliva from African-American mother-child dyads.
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Using PCR-based denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analyses of oral bacterial samples in 20 mother-child dyads, this study demonstrated a high degree of similarity of bacterial compositions between the mothers and their children; the two may share as much as 94% of their oral bacterial spectra, including cariogenic species.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 45 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007