Taxonomy, virulence and epidemiology of black-pigmented Bacteroides species in relation to oral infections.
Black-pigmented Bacteroides species are recognized as suspected pathogens of oral infections. Developments in the taxonomy of this group include description of a new asaccharolytic species, Bacteroides salivosus, and proposal for the reclassification of the asaccharolytic species into a separate genus, Porphyromonas. Studies on the pathogenicity and virulence of black-pigmented Bacteroides species have identified Bacteroides gingivalis as the most virulent species. B. gingivalis and Bacteroides intermedius have been associated with periodontal diseases; Bacteroides endodontalis is isolated specifically from infections in the oral cavity, and other black-pigmented Bacteroides species are recovered from oral mucous sites. DNA restriction endonuclease analysis was adapted for typing of B. gingivalis and B. intermedius.
van Steenbergen
T J
TJ
Department of Oral Microbiology, Academic Centre for Dentistry, Amsterdam.
van Winkelhoff
A J
AJ
van der Velden
U
U
de Graaff
J
J
D001439:Bacteroides / Q000145:classification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D015183:Restriction Mapping