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Prevotella histicola are Gram-negative bacilli that are obligately anaerobic, vary in pigmentation and are non-motile. It is part of the normal flora of the human oral microbiota and is generally commensal, but are known to intrude the epithelial cells lining the cheeks. The Prevotella species are affiliated with many oral diseases and certain infections found in other areas of the human body.[2][3] The human oral | Prevotella histicola are Gram-negative bacilli that are obligately anaerobic, vary in pigmentation and are non-motile. It is part of the normal flora of the human oral microbiota and is generally commensal, but are known to intrude the epithelial cells lining the cheeks. The Prevotella species are affiliated with many oral diseases and certain infections found in other areas of the human body.[2][3] The human oral cavity consist of many different habitats, including teeth, gingival sulcus, tongue, cheeks, hard and soft palates, and tonsils which are colonized by bacteria.The oral microbiome is comprised of over 600 prevalent taxa at the species level, with distinct subsets predominating at different habitats.[5] | ||
==Environment== | ==Environment== | ||
Revision as of 22:15, 10 March 2014
Prevotella histicola
Classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacteroidetes
Class: Bacteroides
Order: Bacteroidales
Family: Prevotellaceae
Genus: Prevotella
Species: histicola
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Species
Prevotella histicola
Introduction: Description and significance
Prevotella histicola are Gram-negative bacilli that are obligately anaerobic, vary in pigmentation and are non-motile. It is part of the normal flora of the human oral microbiota and is generally commensal, but are known to intrude the epithelial cells lining the cheeks. The Prevotella species are affiliated with many oral diseases and certain infections found in other areas of the human body.[2][3] The human oral cavity consist of many different habitats, including teeth, gingival sulcus, tongue, cheeks, hard and soft palates, and tonsils which are colonized by bacteria.The oral microbiome is comprised of over 600 prevalent taxa at the species level, with distinct subsets predominating at different habitats.[5]
Environment
Prevotella histicola is found in the mucosal tissues of the human oral cavity.[2] The human oral cavity is the threshold to the human body. Energy, food, enters the mouth, is broken down and is mixed with saliva prior to traveling through the remainder of the body. This aids in the possibility of spreading the bacteria from the mouth to other parts of the body.
Strain Information
http://www.straininfo.net/strains/842262;jsessionid=8573FE8E465D1173B6BC26CE22061091.straininfo2
References
2. NEW TAXA - Bacteroidetes: Julia Downes, Samuel J. Hooper, Melanie J. Wilson, and William G. Wade Prevotella histicola sp. nov., isolated from the human oral cavity Int J Syst Evol Microbiol August 2008 58:1788-1791; doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65656-0 Link: http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/gca?allch=citmgr&submit=Go&gca=ijs%3B58%2F8%2F1788
3. Rudney, J. D., Chen, R. & Zhang, G. (2005). Steptococci dominate the diverse flora within buccal cells. J Dent Res 84, 1165-1171.
4. http://www.straininfo.net/strains/842262;jsessionid=8573FE8E465D1173B6BC26CE22061091.straininfo2
5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2944498/
Edited by (Shayron Minish Yeaw), student of Rachel Larsen at the University of Southern Maine
