From: Changes in pharyngeal aerobic microflora in oral breathers after palatal rapid expansion
Staphylococcus epidermidis | ++ | Streptococcus pyogenes* | + | Mycoplasmas | + |
Staphylococcus aureus* | + | Neisseria sp. | ++ | Mycobacteria | +/- |
Streptococcus mitis | + | Klebsiella pneumoniae | +/- | Lactobacillus sp. | + |
Streptococcus salivarius | ++ | Neisseria meningitidis* | ++ | Hemophilus influenzae | + |
Streptococcus mutans * | + | Corynebacteria | + | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | +/- |
Enterococcus faecalis* | +/- | Actinomycetes | + | Proteus | + |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | + | Spirochetes | + | Enterobacteriaceae (Escherichia coli)* | +/- |