| Literature DB >> 500200 |
R A Celesk, R M McCabe, J London.
Abstract
By using in vitro assays, a group of related, filamentous gram-negative bacteria isolated from subgingival plaque deposits of patients with periodontal disease were found to colonize intact teeth. Tentatively identified as members of the genus Cytophaga, these isolates exhibited a preference for colonizing the cementum surface of the root. Examination of intact teeth after several weeks of colonization revealed that the root substructure had been extensively demineralized.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 500200 PMCID: PMC414567 DOI: 10.1128/iai.26.1.15-18.1979
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441