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The black-pigmented Bacteroidesconstitute a significant portion of the normal microbial flora of the oral cavity of man. These organisms are particularly successful in colonizing the spaces of the gingival crevice, where they attain large numbers of organisms. In their normal ecological niche, the black-pigmented Bacteroidescoexist with many other members of the oral flora, including streptococci, actinomycetes, fusobacteria, other oral Bacteroides, actinobacilli, and Capnocytophaga. When host defense mechanisms are compromised, the black-pigmented Bacteroidesplay a major role, often in conjunction with these other species, in both acute and chronic infections arising from the oral cavity.
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Guiney, D.G. (1993). Genetic Exchange in Pigmented Bacteroides . In: Sebald, M. (eds) Genetics and Molecular Biology of Anaerobic Bacteria. Brock/Springer Series in Contemporary Bioscience. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7087-5_40
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