TABLE 4.
Criteria for basic oral microbiota | Canine examples | Human examples |
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Phylum Fusobacteria | Leptotrichia spp. | Fusobacterium nucleatum |
Class Bacilli (Firmicutes) | Granulicatella spp. | Streptococcus sanguinis |
Genus Neisseria | Neisseria canis | Neisseria mucosa |
Genus Actinomyces | Actinomyces canis | Actinomyces naeslundii |
Phylum Bacteroidetes | Porphyromonas cansulci | Porphyromonas gingivalis |
Determined by use of a modification of the criteria suggested by Dent and Marsh (6).