Specified species in gingival crevicular fluid predict bacterial diversity.

BACKGROUND: Analysis of gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) samples may give information of unattached (planktonic) subgingival bacteria. Our study represents the first one targeting the identity of bacteria in GCF. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We determined bacterial species diversity in GCF samples...

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Main Authors: Sirkka Asikainen, Başak Doğan, Zeynep Turgut, Bruce J Paster, Aysen Bodur, Jan Oscarsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2963608?pdf=render