Isolation of Capsulate Bacteria from Acute Dentoalveolar Abscesses

The presence of a capsule was determined for 198 bacterial strains (57 facultative anaerobes, 141 strict anaerobes) isolated from pus samples aspirated from 40 acute dentoalveolar abscesses. A total of 133 (67 per cent) of the isolates (42 facultative anaerobes, 91 strict anaerobes) were found to ha...

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Published in:	Microbial ecology in health and disease Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 11 - 15
Main Authors:	Lewls, M. A. O., Milligan, S. G., Macfarlane, T. W., Carmichael, F. A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oslo Informa UK Ltd 1993 Taylor & Francis
Subjects:	Acute dentoalveolar abscess Bacterial capsule Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Microbiology Pathogenicity Pathogenicity, virulence, toxins, bacteriocins, pyrogens, host-bacteria relations, miscellaneous strains Infection Microorganism capsule Human Pathogenicity Stomatology Abscess Dental disease Bacteriosis Microflora Clinical isolate
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Summary:	The presence of a capsule was determined for 198 bacterial strains (57 facultative anaerobes, 141 strict anaerobes) isolated from pus samples aspirated from 40 acute dentoalveolar abscesses. A total of 133 (67 per cent) of the isolates (42 facultative anaerobes, 91 strict anaerobes) were found to have a capsule. Possession of a capsule may in part explain the apparent pathogenicity of the bacterial species encountered in acute dentoalveolar abscess.
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ISSN:	0891-060X 1651-2235 1651-2235
DOI:	10.3109/08910609309141556