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Table 3 Bacteria genera of human saliva microbiome core and their relationship with oral diseases

From: Core of the saliva microbiome: an analysis of the MG-RAST data

Gram staining

Genus

Relation with oral disease

Gram-negative

Acinetobacter

Oral squamous cell carcinoma [24]

 

Delftia

Geographic tongue [25]

 

Dialister

Sjøgren’s syndrome [26]

 

Enterobacter

Denture stomatitis [27]

 

Haemophilus

Squamous cell carcinoma [28]

 

Moraxella

Peri-implantitis [29]

 

Neisseria

Healthy periodontal conditions [30]

 

Prevotella

Periodontal disease [30]

 

Pseudomonas

Oral cancer [31]

 

Ralstonia

Periodontitis [32]

 

Sphingomonas

Recurrent aphthous ulcer [33]

Gram-positive

Actinomyces

Dental caries [34]

 

Bacillus

Dental caries [35]

 

Corynebacterium

Biofilm formation [36]

 

Lactobacillus

Dental caries [34]

 

Micrococcus

Lysozyme activity [37]

 

Mycobacterium

Dental infections [38]

 

Rothia

Dental caries [39]

 

Staphylococcus

Acute sialadenitis [40]

 

Streptococcus

Dental caries [34]