Activity of sulfate-reducing bacteria in human periodontal pocket

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1099-1103

  Boopathy, R ^a   Robichaux, M ^a   LaFont, D ^a   Howell, M ^b  

^a NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Periodontal Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Desulfovibrio; Electron acceptor; Periodontal pocket; Subgingival tissues; Sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; OXIDATION; PATIENT MONITORING; SUBSTRATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ENRICHMENT CULTURES;

BACTERIA;

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; NITRATE; SULFATE; THIOSULFATE;

MICROBIOLOGY; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFOVIBRIO; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; TOOTH;

DESULFOVIBRIO; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN; PERIODONTAL POCKET; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SULFATES; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOVIBRIO;

EID: 0036949446     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w02-104     Document Type: Article

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