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SUBMITTER: Preza D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2713778 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Preza D D Olsen I I Willumsen T T Boches S K SK Cotton S L SL Grinde B B Paster B J BJ
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 20081128 5
The present study used a new 16S rRNA-based microarray with probes for over 300 bacterial species to better define the bacterial profiles of healthy root surfaces and root caries (RC) in the elderly. Supragingival plaque was collected from 20 healthy subjects (Controls) and from healthy and carious roots and carious dentin from 21 RC subjects (Patients). Collectively, 179 bacterial species and species groups were detected. A higher bacterial diversity was observed in Controls than in Patients. L ...[more]