The veillonellae: gram-negative cocci with a unique physiology

EA Delwiche, JJ Pestka… - Annual Reviews in …, 1985 - annualreviews.org
EA Delwiche, JJ Pestka, ML Tortorello
Annual Reviews in Microbiology, 1985annualreviews.org
The focus of this review is on the contributions made in the last decade and a half dealing
with the unique features of the physiology of the veillonellae. The many and varied studies
concerning their associative presence and their activi ties within subgingival dental plaque,
periodontitic infections, osteoarthritic infections, and other deep infections constitute a large
and varied literature beyond the scope of this treatment. We shall, however, make an
exception to this exclusion and present a rational model for their activity (and as a model for …
The focus of this review is on the contributions made in the last decade and a half dealing with the unique features of the physiology of the veillonellae. The many and varied studies concerning their associative presence and their activi ties within subgingival dental plaque, periodontitic infections, osteoarthritic infections, and other deep infections constitute a large and varied literature beyond the scope of this treatment. We shall, however, make an exception to this exclusion and present a rational model for their activity (and as a model for the study of other inhabitants of anaerobic dental plaque) in periodontitis, an hypothesis that seems to us a rational extension of their unique physiological characteristics.
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