Table 2.
Oral abundance and number of proteases in selected species
| Strain name | Group | Approximate Rank abundance in the oral cavity (#)a |
Number of known and putative peptidasesb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rothia mucilaginosa HOT-681 | I | 170 | 13 |
| Rothia aeria HOT-188 | I | 221 | unavailable |
| Actinomyces odontolyticus HOT-701 | II | 326 | 41 |
| Streptococcus mitis HOT-677 | III | 2 | 19 |
| Streptococcus sp. HOT-071 | III | 37 | unavailable |
| Neisseria mucosa HOT-682 | IV | 64 | 8 |
| Capnocytophaga sputigena HOT-775 | V | 166 | 22 |
a
Information from Dewhirst et al 2010.
b
Information from www.merops.ac.uk