title: Editorial introduction: Special issue: "Microbiota of the periodontal pocket: Pathogens and commensals".
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Tokyo Dental College, Japan. Electronic address: atsaito@tdc.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D064307:Microbiota; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000382:microbiology*