Anaerobic culture to detect periodontal and caries pathogens

Conclusion In periodontitis and dental caries, anaerobic culture studies of advanced disease provided a comprehensive analysis of the microbiota of these infections. Anaerobic culture highlighted the limitation of PCR with standard primers that underestimate detection of Actinobacteria.
Source: Journal of Oral Biosciences - Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research