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Table 2 Frequency of S . tigurinus detected in the oral microbial flora of the periodontitis group (n = 25) by specific RT TaqMan PCR

From: Frequent detection of Streptococcus tigurinus in the human oral microbial flora by a specific 16S rRNA gene real-time TaqMan PCR

Patient

Age, sex

Nicotine consumption

Detection ofS.tigurinusin saliva sample by RT-PCR

Detection ofS.tigurinusin subgingival plaque sample by RT-PCR

1

50, f

Yes

Positive

Negative

2

69, m

Yes

Negative

Negative

3

63, f

No

Negative

Negative

4

46, f

Yes

Negative

Positive

5

43, f

No

Negative

Negative

6

71, m

Yes

Negative

Positive

7

66, m

No

Negative

Negative

8

52, f

Yes

Positive

Positive

9

74, m

Yes

Positive

Positive

10

50, f

No

Positive

Positive

11

54, m

No

Negative

Negative

12

26, f

No

Positive

Positive

13

55, f

No

Negative

Negative

14

51, f

Yes

Negative

Negative

15

83, m

No

Positive

Positive

16

65, f

No

Positive

Negative

17

82, f

No

Positive

Positive

18

57, f

Yes

Positive

Positive

19

38, f

No

Positive

Positive

20

76, m

No

Negative

Negative

21

65, m

Yes

Negative

Negative

22

63, m

Yes

Negative

Negative

23

45, m

Yes

Positive

Positive

24

74, m

Yes

Negative

Negative

25

68, f

No

Negative

Negative