TABLE 1.

Number of predominant bacterial species per site and subject

Subject no.	Total no. of species/site									Total no. of species/subject
	Buccal	Maxillary vestibule	Tongue dorsum	Tongue lateral	Hard palate	Soft palate	Tonsils	Tooth surface	Subgingival
1	20	5	23	14	21	16	28	27	14	66
2	12	6	13	18	18	20	14	12	6	45
3	11	9	10	9	15	14	22	21	22	72
4	5	7	10	8	4	6	11	12	4	34
5	4	3	17	20	6	13	18	16	21	64
Total	32	15	40	34	42	38	59	52	47