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Microbial complexes in subgingival plaque
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Abstract. It has been recognized for some time that bacterial species exist in complexes in subgingival plaque. The purpose of the present investigation was to attempt to define such communities using data from large numbers of plaque samples and different clustering and ordination techniques. Subgingival plaque samples were taken from the mesial aspect of each tooth in 185 subjects (mean age 51 ± 16 years) with ( n = 160) or without ( n = 25) periodontitis. The presence and levels of 40 subgingival taxa were determined in 13.261 plaque samples using whole genomic DNA probes and checkerboard DNA‐DNA hybridization. Clinical assessments were made at 6 sites per tooth at each visit. Similarities between pairs of species were computed using phi coefficients and species clustered using an averaged unweighted linkage sort. Community ordination was performed using principal components analysis and correspondence analysis. 5 major complexes were consistently observed using any of the analytical methods. One complex consisted of the tightly related group: Bacteroides forsythus. Porphvromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola. The 2nd complex consisted of a tightly related core group including members of the Fusobcterium nucleaturm/periodonticum subspecies, Prevotella intermedia. Prevotella nigrescens and Peptostreptucoccus micros. Species associated with this group included: Eubacterium nodatum, Campylobacter rectus, Campylobacter showae, Streptococcus constellatus and Campylobacter gracilis. The 3rd complex consisted of Streptococcus sanguis. S. oralis, S. mitis, S. gordonii and S. intermedius. The 4th complex was comprised of 3 Capnocytophaga species, Campylobacter concisus, Eikenella corrodens and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans serotype a. The 5th complex consisted of Veillonella parvula and Actitwmyces odontotylicus. A. actinotnycetemcomitans serotype b, Selenomonas noxia and Actinomyces naeslundii genospecies 2 ( A. viscosus ) were outliers with little relation to each other and the 5 major complexes. The 1st complex related strikingly to clinical measures of periodontal disease particularly pocket depth and bleeding on probing.
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“oPMN accumulate within the gingivocrevicular fluid (GCF), alongside biofilms rich in periodontal pathogens including Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg), Treponema denticola (Td), Tannerella forsythia (Tf), Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa), and Prevotella intermedia (Pi), and tend to be associated with patients who are at risk of future disease progression. 37 , 39”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Socransky, S. S., Haffajee, A. D., Cugini, M. A., Smith, C., & Kent, R. L.
- Affiliations
- The Forsyth Institute (US)
- Corresponding author
- Socransky, S.S.
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Periodontology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1998-02
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 134-144
- ISSN
- 0303-6979 (ISSN-L)
- 1600-051X
- OpenAlex
- W2157107389
- Cited by
- 5,050
- References
- 40
- Citations by year
- 2026: 189 · 2025: 267 · 2024: 296 · 2023: 262 · 2022: 289 · 2021: 353 · 2020: 291 · 2019: 261 · 2018: 216 · 2017: 243 · 2016: 211 · 2015: 248 · 2014: 250 · 2013: 211 · 2012: 191
- FWCI
- 51.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal Of Clinical Periodontology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (DE-10977, P50DE004881, R37DE010977, DE04881)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
- Keywords
- subgingival plaque, periodontitis, bacterial community structure, Tannerella forsythia, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Prevotella intermedia, Peptostreptococcus micros, Streptococcus sanguinis, Capnocytophaga, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Veillonella parvula, Actinomyces naeslundii, Selenomonas noxia, probing depth, bleeding on probing, periodontal disease
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Bacteria, Anaerobic, Dental Plaque, DNA, Bacterial, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Periodontal Index, Periodontal Pocket, Periodontitis, Regression Analysis, DNA Probes, Bacterial Typing Techniques, Cluster Analysis, Ecosystem, Statistics, Nonparametric
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