title: [Serotype distribution of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans].
abstract: A total of 131 Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans clinical strains from 28 periodontally healthy or diseased subjects were serologically categorized by indirect enzyme-linked immnosorbent assay. Sepecies-specific and serotype b, c-specific monoclonal antibodies against Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans were used. Preliminary data revealed that each subject harbored only one serotype of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. The distribution of serotype a, b and c were respectively 11%, 21% and 68%, both of periodontally healthy subjects harbered serotype b, 7 of 9 juvenile periodontitis subjects harbered serotype c, 12 of the other subjects which included 3 adult periodontitis and 14 gingivitis harbered serotype c.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Hospital for Stomatology, Capital Medical University.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016976:Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010520:Aggressive Periodontitis / Q000382:microbiology; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal