title: Isolation of the provisionally named Desulfovibrio fairfieldensis from human periodontal pockets.
abstract: Sulfate-reducing bacteria have recently been associated with periodontitis and proposed to play a role in the pathogenesis of this chronic inflammatory process. Eight isolates of sulfate-reducing bacteria belonging to the genus Desulfovibrio were obtained from the periodontal pockets of five out of seven patients presenting with active periodontitis. A multiplex PCR was devised for their identification at the species level. All isolates were identified as Desulfovibrio fairfieldensis, a recently proposed new species. This finding reinforces the suggestion that Desulfovibrio fairfieldensis is a human bacterium that may present a pathogenic potential.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology; D003901:Desulfovibrio / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010512:Periodontal Index; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000382:microbiology*; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000382:microbiology; D010641:Phenotype; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial