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Prevotella is a genus of bacteria.
"Bacteroides melaninogenicus" has recently been reclassified and split into Prevotella melaninogenica and Prevotella intermedia.[1]
Several species have been implicated in oral disease.[2]
References
- ^ "Bacteroides Infection: Overview - eMedicine". http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/233339-overview. Retrieved on 2008-12-11.
- ^ Tanaka S, Yoshida M, Murakami Y, et al. (2008). "The relationship of Prevotella intermedia, Prevotella nigrescens and Prevotella melaninogenica in the supragingival plaque of children, caries and oral malodor". J Clin Pediatr Dent 32 (3): 195–200. PMID 18524268.
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