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. 1979 Oct;26(1):15–18. doi: 10.1128/iai.26.1.15-18.1979

Colonization of the cementum surface of teeth by oral Gram-negative bacteria.

R A Celesk, R M McCabe, J London
PMCID: PMC414567  PMID: 500200

Abstract

By using in vitro assays, a group of related, filamentous gram-negative bacteria isolated from subgingival plaque deposits of patients with periodontal disease were found to colonize intact teeth. Tentatively identified as members of the genus Cytophaga, these isolates exhibited a preference for colonizing the cementum surface of the root. Examination of intact teeth after several weeks of colonization revealed that the root substructure had been extensively demineralized.

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