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Table 5 Real-time PCR results: counts (log10 plasmid copies/ml saliva; mean ± SD) and prevalence (%) of total bacteria and three indicator bacteria

From: Impact of polyols on Oral microbiome of Estonian schoolchildren

Bacteria spp.

Erythritol

Xylitol

Sorbitol

plasmid copies/ml saliva

%

plasmid copies/ml saliva

%

plasmid copies/ml saliva

%

Total bacteria

9.8 ± 0.4

100

9.94 ± 0.3

100

9.8 ± 0.3

100

S. mutans

3.3 ± 1.6

83

3.6 ± 1.5

87

3.6 ± 0.96

97

S. sobrinus

0.59 ± 1.4

17 1

0.72 ± 1.5

20 2

1.17 ± 1.6

37 1, 2

A. actinomycetem-comitans

1.17 ± 1.8

33

1.10 ± 2.0

27

1.35 ± 2.1

30

  1. 1P = 0.015 versus sorbitol; 2 P = 0.011 versus sorbitol