Microbes from the human mouth are telling Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists something about periodontitis and more after they cracked the genetic code of bacteria linked to the condition.
The finding, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, profiles the SR1 bacteria, a group of microbes present in many environments, ranging from the mouth to deep within the Earth, that have never been cultivated in the laboratory. Human oral SR1 bacteria are elevated in periodontitis, a disease marked by inflammation
and infection of the ligaments and bones that support the teeth.
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DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory. "Insight Into Periodontal Health, Disease." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 20 Mar. 2013. Web 26 Mar. 2013. <http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/257849.php>
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