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| 1441 |
3:45 PM | Differential detection of periodontal pathogen-specific 16S-rDNA by multiplex-PCR analysis
D.P. BAYLEY, and A.Y.-T. TENG, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada |
| 1442 |
4:00 PM | Fimbria expression and biofilm formation by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
C. CHEN, Y. WANG, and W. CHEN, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA |
| 1443 |
4:15 PM | Natural Transformation in Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
Y. WANG1, S. GOODMAN1, R. REDFIELD2, and C. CHEN1, 1University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, 2University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1444 |
4:30 PM | Distribution of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Serotypes in Aggressive and Chronic Periodontitis
H.W. YANG1, M.Y. CHOU1, and C.H. LAI2, 1Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA |
| 1445 |
4:45 PM | Molecular and cellular evidence that Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is not superantigenic
X. GAO, and A.Y.-T. TENG, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada |
| 1446 |
5:00 PM | Heat shock proteins of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitansare required for the acquisition of a transitory resistance to lethal stresses
D. MAYRAND, F. GOULHEN, and D. GRENIER, GREB, Université Laval, Québec, Canada |
| 1447 |
5:15 PM | Simultaneous infection with highly and minimally leukotoxic Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans strains in a family with periodontal disease
L.A. HERDY1, E.S. OLIVEIRA2, M.S. RIBEIRO2, H. REYNOLDS3, V.I. HARASZTHY4, and E.M.B. TINOCO5, 1UNICASTELO, Campinas, Brazil, 2UNIGRANRIO, Duque de Caxias, Brazil, 3State University of New York at Buffallo, USA, 4State University of New York at Buffalo, USA, 5State University of Rio de Janeiro - U.E.R.J, Brazil |
| 1448 |
5:30 PM | Specific DNA Uptake Signal Sequences in Haemophilus influenzae, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Other Pasteurellaceae
B.K. HONG, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA, and F.E. DEWHIRST, The Forsyth Institute, Boston, MA, USA |
| 1449 |
5:45 PM | Irsogladine maleate modulates gingival epithelial cell response induced by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
Y. UCHIDA, H. SHIBA, H. KOMATSUZAWA, C. HIRONO, Y. SHIBA, T. OGAWA, and H. KURIHARA, Hiroshima University Faculty of Dentistry, Japan |
| 1450 |
6:00 PM | Clonal diversity and stability of oral Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Eikenella corrodens
W.Z. CHEN, S. RICH, and C. CHEN, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA |
| 1451 |
6:15 PM | Identification of candidate virulence genes of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans by Representational Difference Analysis
J. LEE, W.Z. CHEN, and C. CHEN, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA |
| 1452 |
6:30 PM | Bacterial pathogens in carotid atheromas from a German population
M.M. ZAMBON1, V.I. HARASZTHY1, S.F. JORDAN1, G.G. ZAFIROPOULOS2, N. MASTRAGELOPULOS3, and J.J. ZAMBON1, 1University at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine, NY, USA, 2Berlin Free University, Germany, 3City Hospital Heinsberg, Germany |
| 1453 |
6:45 PM | Identification of genotypic differences in two strains of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
J. MENA, H. ZADEH, and C. CHEN, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA |
| 1454 |
7:00 PM | Genetic Relatedness of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans as Assessed by Cluster Analysis and Evaluation of Leukotoxicity
C.X. ALPHA, S. JOLY, and J.M. GUTHMILLER, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, USA |
| 1455 |
7:15 PM | A basis for irreversible loss of pilin expression by A. actinomycetemcomitans after extended serial passage.
G.L. FRIES, and J.K. SPITZNAGEL, University of Maryland Baltimore, USA |
| 1456 |
7:30 PM | Susceptibility of Periodontal Pathogens to Cathelicidin-Derived Peptides
P.L. WEISTROFFER1, C.M. MAZE1, S. JOLY1, B.F. TACK2, and J.M. GUTHMILLER1, 1University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, USA, 2University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA |
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