anaerobic bacteria

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anaerobic bacteria

[¦an·ə¦rōb·ik ‚bak′tir·ē·ə]

(microbiology)

Any bacteria that can survive in the partial or complete absence of air; two types are facultative and obligate.

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Anaerobic bacteria in subjects with chronic periodontitis and in periodontal health.

Metronidazole resistance in anaerobes isolated from chronic periodontitis cases

Aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in subgingival and supragingival plaques of adult patients with periodontal disease.

Isolation and identification of bacteria and parasite from teeth caries and periodontal

INFECTED GUMS Rotting tissue can mimic the smell of faeces because of the production of chemicals by anaerobic bacteria.

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At least 90 percent of bad breath problems are associated with the sulfurous compounds generated by the putrefying, malodor-forming, anaerobic bacteria, which hide in oral crevices, and which degrade food particles and salivary cell fragments," Kross says.

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Nagy E, Urban E, Nord CE, ESCMID Study Group on Antimicrobial Resistance in Anaerobic Bacteria.

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Antimicrobial resistance patterns for many anaerobic bacteria have changed significantly over the last several years, resulting in a lack of predictability for many species.

Standard on antimicrobial susceptibility testing of anaerobic bacteria. published

Pfister prospectively investigated 370 clinical isolates of anaerobic bacteria over 6 months.

Clinically significant anaerobic bacteria isolated from patients in a South African academic hospital--antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Aerobic bacteria only were isolated in 43 patients (53%), anaerobic bacteria only in eight patients (9.

The evaluation of bacteriology in perianal abscesses of 81 adult patients

Both group A streptococci and a combination of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria have been implicated as causes.

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We use a patented oxygenating compound that attacks the anaerobic bacteria, which produces sulfur compounds," says Dr.

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They treat the bacteria one by one in sections on gram-positive cocci, gram-positive bacilli, gram-negative organisms, spiral bacteria, and obligate anaerobic bacteria.