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An unclassified Eubacterium taxon in acute dento-alveolar abscess
W G Wade1, M A Lewis, S L Cheeseman
1Department of Oral Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff.
Journal of Medical Microbiology
|February 1, 1994
Abstract:
The microflora of pus samples aspirated from 50 acute dento-alveolar abscesses was examined. A total of 143 bacterial strains was isolated, consisting predominantly of Prevotella spp., alpha-haemolytic Streptococcus spp., Peptostreptococcus spp. and Eubacterium spp. An unclassified asaccharolytic Eubacterium taxon was encountered in 17 (34%) of the abscesses. This taxon was found to have a positive association with Fusobacterium spp. and a negative association with alpha-haemolytic Streptococcus spp.