title: Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in the human oral microflora.
abstract: In this paper, the frequency of the microaerophilic gram-negative bacterium Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (Ac) which is a component of the normal human oral microflora was investigated. Ac could be cultivated from oral material (molar sulcus and/or mucous membrane of the cheek) from 55 out of 405 healthy adults examined. This overall Ac frequency of 13.6% corresponds well to the few other reports existing in literature. A short discussion about the possible pathogenic potential of Ac is given at the end of the paper.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Universität zu Köln, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pulverer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schütt-Gerowitt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016976:Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media