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The presence of methanobacteria in human subgingival plaque
Author(s) -
Brusa T.,
Conca R.,
Ferrara A.,
Ferrari A.,
Pecchioni A.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1987.tb02254.x
Subject(s) - anaerobic exercise , dental plaque , dentistry , microbiology and biotechnology , periodontal disease , medicine , biology , physiology
. Through a procedure of setting up a strictly anaerobic chain from sampling subgingival plaque to incubation in an anaerobic cabinet (O 2 < 10 ppm), it was possible to, for the first time, isolate methanobacteria from human subgingival plaque.