Table 1.
Overview of bacterial species and strains used in this study
| commensals/beneficials | periodontal pathogens | cariogenic pathogens |
|---|---|---|
| A. naeslundii ATCC 51655 | A. actinomycetemcomitans ATCC 43718 | S. mutans ATCC 25175 |
| A. viscosus ATCC 15987 | F. nucleatum ATCC 10953 | S. sobrinus ATCC 33478 |
| S. gordonii ATCC 49818 # | P. gingivalis ATCC 33277 | |
| S. mitis DSM 12643 # | P. intermedia ATCC 25611 | |
| S. oralis DSM 20627 # | ||
| S. salivarius TOVE-R | ||
| S. sanguinis LMG 14657 # | ||
| V. parvula DSM 2008 |
# Species that are often considered as beneficial commensals due to their production of H2O2, which plays an important role in, for instance, the inhibition of other (pathogenic) species and during oral biofilm development.
A. naeslundii: Actinomyces naeslundii, A. viscosus: Actinomyces viscosus, S. gordonii: Streptococcus gordonii, S. mitis: Streptococcus mitis, S. oralis: Streptococcus oralis, S. salivarius: Streptococcus salivarius, S. sanguinis: Streptococcus sanguinis, V. parvula: Veillonella parvula; A. actinomycetemcomitans: Aggregatibacter actino-mycetemcomitans, F. nucleatum: Fusobacterium nucleatum, P. gingivalis: Porphyromonas gingivalis, P. intermedia: Prevotella intermedia, S. mutans: Streptococcus mutans, S. sobrinus: Streptococcus sobrinus.