Identification of the cultivable bacteria in dental plaque from the beagle dog.
Fifteen different genera of microorganisms were isolated from the 27-month-old plaque of two beagle dogs. They were as follows: Pseudomonas, Proteus, Neisseria, Escherichia, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Lactobacillus, Nocardia, Actinomyces, Corynebacterium, Micrococcus, Microbacterium, Brevibacterium, Arthrobacter, and Kurthia. The dog plaque was characterized by a low number of streptococci and the presence of several noncarbohydrate-fermenting organisms.
D000332:Aerobiosis; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D004925:Escherichia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D011511:Proteus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification