Sulfate-reducing bacteria in relation with other potential periodontal pathogens
Sulfate-reducing bacteria in relation with other potential periodontal pathogens
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DOI:
10.1034/j.1600-051x.2001.281210.x
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发表时间:
2001-12-01
影响因子:
6.7
通讯作者:
van der Hoeven, JS
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作者:
Langendijk-Genevaux, PS;Grimm, WD;van der Hoeven, JS
Background, aims: Oral sulfate-reducing bacteria are involved in several clinical categories of periodontitis. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare the presence of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) with other putative pathogens including spirochetes, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Bacteroldes forsythus, Porphyromonas gingivalis, and Treponema denticola in periodontal lesions.Method: Periodontal SRB were detected by enrichment culture and compared with a microscopic spirochete count (n=168). Species-specific oligonucleotide probes directed against the 16S rRNA were employed to determine the presence of A. aetinomycetemncomitans, P. gingivalis, B. forsythus, and T. denticola (n=55).Results: A significant positive correlation was observed between the presence of SRB and the proportions of spirochetes in subgingival plaque, although the 2 bacterial groups also occurred separately. SRB tended to be negatively correlated with the presence of A. actinonzycetemcomitans. In contrast, all pockets with SRB harbored either T. denticola, or both T denticola and B. forsythus (12/14) before therapy. Interestingly, the combination of SRB with P. gingivalis occurred in 32% of the periodontal pockets before treatment. After initial periodontal therapy, the prevalence of this combination was reduced to 2% of the sites, and to 25% of the sites in recall patients.Conclusion: The presence of SRB was positively correlated with T. denticola, B. forsythus, and P. gingivalis in periodontal lesions. These suspected pathogens form a complex strongly associated with destructive periodontitis.