The root canal system: a separate ecological niche?

Apical periodontitis is caused by microbial infection of the root canal system. Next generation sequencing on pulverized teeth was used to give insight into the complex microbial communities present in the intricate root canal system. Bacteriome profiling revealed an immense diversity. The most freq...

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Main Author: Ilona Francisca Persoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2017.1325196