Abstract
The microflora of pus samples aspirated from 50 acute dento-alveolar abscesses was examined. A total of 143 bacterial strains was isolated, consisting predominantly of Prevotella spp., alpha-haemolytic Streptococcus spp., Peptostreptococcus spp. and Eubacterium spp. An unclassified asaccharolytic Eubacterium taxon was encountered in 17 (34%) of the abscesses. This taxon was found to have a positive association with Fusobacterium spp. and a negative association with alpha-haemolytic Streptococcus spp.
Original language | English |
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Article number | N/A |
Pages (from-to) | 115-117 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Medical Microbiology |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 1994 |