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Group of bacteria
The red complex is a group of
bacteria that are categorized together based on their association with severe forms of
periodontal disease .
[1] The red complex—among a number of other
complexes —were classified by
Sigmund Socransky in 1998.
[2]
The three members of the red complex are:
Porphyromonas gingivalis
Tannerella forsythia
Treponema denticola
References
^ Rôças IN, Siqueira JF, Santos KR, Coelho AM (April 2001). " "Red complex" (Bacteroides forsythus, Porphyromonas gingivalis, and Treponema denticola) in endodontic infections: a molecular approach". Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics . 91 (4): 468–71.
doi :
10.1067/moe.2001.114379 .
PMID
11312465 .
^ Wolf HF, Rateitschak K (2005). Color Atlas of Dental Medicine: Periodontology (3rd ed.). Thieme. p. 37.
ISBN
0-86577-902-3 .
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