TABLE 4.
Distribution of P. gingivalis and S. cristatus in subgingival plaques
Patient | No. of bacterial cells/100 ng DNA/samplea |
|
---|---|---|
S. cristatus | P. gingivalis | |
1 | 53 | 2,626 |
2 | 462 | 1 |
3 | 207 | 7 |
4 | 0 | 1,862 |
5 | 660 | 2 |
6 | 12 | 220 |
7 | 518 | 12 |
8 | 105 | 1,302 |
9 | 707 | 160 |
10 | 1,239 | 7 |
11 | 103 | 20 |
12 | 3,157 | 100 |
13 | 289 | 1,220 |
The numbers of P. gingivalis and S. cristatus cells were determined by using quantitative PCR with 16S rRNA and arcA-specific primers, respectively.