TABLE 1.
Compositions of mixed-culture biofilms
| Species | Mean log10 CFU/disk ± SD (% of total) in biofilms at day:
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | 11 | |
| Streptococcus mutans | 6.11 ± 0.22 (1.0) | 7.05 ± 0.19 (13.3) |
| Streptococcus oralis | 6.78 ± 0.31 (4.9) | 6.56 ± 0.08 (4.3) |
| Streptococcus sanguis | 7.08 ± 0.09 (9.8) | 6.83 ± 0.14 (8.0) |
| Lactobacillus rhamnosus | 7.53 ± 0.17 (27.6) | 6.20 ± 0.09 (1.9) |
| Actinomyces naeslundii | 5.86 ± 1.24 (0.6) | 5.78 ± 0.68 (0.7) |
| Porphyromonas gingivalis | 2.33 ± 1.87 (0.0002) | 2.48 ± 2.1 (0.0004) |
| Prevotella nigrescens | 4.34 ± 2.28 (0.02) | 1.5 ± 0.7 (0.00004) |
| Fusobacterium nucleatum | 7.32 ± 0.64 (17.0) | 7.63 ± 0.35 (50.4) |
| Neisseria subflava | 4.97 ± 1.00 (0.08) | 3.80 ± 0.13 (0.007) |
| Veillonella dispar | 7.68 ± 0.16 (39.0) | 7.26 ± 0.12 (21.5) |
| Total | 8.11 ± 0.27 | 7.95 ± 0.16 |