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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
(previously
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
) is a
Gram-negative
, facultative nonmotile, rod-shaped oral
commensal
often found in association with
localized aggressive periodontitis
, a severe infection of the
periodontium
, although it is also associated with nonoral infections. Its role in
periodontitis
was first discovered by
Danish
-born
periodontist
Jørgen Slots
, a professor of
dentistry
and
microbiology
at the
University of Southern California School of Dentistry
.
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