Marsupial oral cavity microbiome
Philip S Bird A D , Wayne SJ Boardman B , Darren J Trott B and Linda L Blackall C
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- Author Affiliations
A The University of Queensland, School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, Gatton, Qld 4343, Australia
B The University of Adelaide, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
C Swinburne University of Technology, School of Science, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Hawthorn, Vic. 3122, Australia
D Corresponding author. Tel: +61 7 5460 1834, Fax: +61 7 5460 1922, Email: phil.bird@uq.edu.au
Microbiology Australia 36(1) 29-31 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA15009
Published: 6 March 2015
Abstract
The oral microbiome of humans and animals will cause oral disease within their lifetimes and include a large number of endogenous cariogenic, periodontal and other opportunistic pathogens. Studies over many decades have attempted to determine which bacteria are involved in oral diseases. Earlier studies used exclusively culture-based methods. Now culture-independent methods are being used to determine the composition of the microbiome in health and disease. There have been limited numbers of studies of the marsupial microbiome and this report covers some of the research of those studies.
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