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Taxonomy, virulence and epidemiology of black-pigmented bacteroides species in relation to oral infections

Taxonomie, Virulenz und Epidemiologie schwarz-pigmentierter Bacteroides-Spezies und ihre Beziehung zu Infektionen der Mundhöhle

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Summary

Black-pigmentedBacteroides species are recognized as suspected pathogens of oral infections. Developments in the taxonomy of this group include description of a new asaccharolytic species,Bacteroides salivosus, and proposal for the reclassification of the asaccharolytic species into a separate genus,Porphyromonas. Studies on the pathogenicity and virulence of black-pigmentedBacteroides species have identifiedBacteroides gingivalis as the most virulent species.B. gingivalis andBacteroides intermedius have been associated with periodontal diseases;Bacteroides endodontalis is isolated specifically from infections in the oral cavity, and other black-pigmentedBacteroides species are recovered from oral mucous sites. DNA restriction endonuclease analysis was adapted for typing ofB. gingivalis andB. intermedius.

Zusammenfassung

Schwarz-pigmentierteBacteroides-Spezies stehen im Verdacht, orale Infektionen zu verursachen. Die Weiterentwicklung der Taxonomie dieser Gruppe schließt die Beschreibung der neuen asaccharolytischen Spezies,Bacteroides salivosus, ein sowie den Antrag auf Umklassifizierung der asaccharolytischen Spezies in ein separates Genus,Porphyromonas. Studien der Pathogenität und Virulenz der schwarz-pigmentiertenBacteroides-Spezies wiesenBacteroides gingivalis als die virulenteste Spezies aus.B. gingivalis undBacteroides intermedius sind in Zusammenhang mit periodontalen Erkrankungen gebracht worden.Bacteroides endodontalis konnte bei oralen Infektionen und andere schwarz-pigmentierteBacteroides-Spezies aus oraler Mukosa isoliert werden. Die DNA-Restriktions-Endonuklease-Analyse ist für die Klassifizierung derB. gingivalis undB. intermedius angepaßt worden.

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van Steenbergen, T.J.M., van Winkelhoff, A.J., de Graaff, J. et al. Taxonomy, virulence and epidemiology of black-pigmented bacteroides species in relation to oral infections. Infection 17, 194–196 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01644029

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