International Journal of Dentistry
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 369751, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/369751
Review Article
Microbiota Associated with Infections of the Jaws
Laboratório de Microbiologia e Imunologia, Departamento de Patologia e Propedêutica Clinica, Faculdade de Odontologia, UNIV-Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, Brazil
Received 3 March 2012; Revised 9 May 2012; Accepted 18 May 2012
Academic Editor: Elisabete Brasil dos Santos
Copyright © 2012 Elerson Gaetti-Jardim Jr. et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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