Incidence of Simonsiella in the oral cavity of dogs.
The gliding bacterium Simonsiella (Cytophagales, Simonsiellaceae) was found in palate samples from 66 out of 67 dogs. It is considered a common resident in the oral cavities of dogs.
D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000382:microbiology*; D005881:Gingiva / Q000382:microbiology; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D010159:Palate / Q000382:microbiology*; D041962:Thiotrichaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure