Comparison of the bacterial composition and structure in symptomatic and asymptomatic endodontic infections associated with root-filled teeth using pyrosequencing

Residual microorganisms and/or re-infections are a major cause for root canal therapy failure. Understanding of the bacterial content could improve treatment protocols. Fifty samples from 25 symptomatic and 25 asymptomatic previously root-filled teeth were collected from Sudanese patients with periradicular lesions. Amplified 16S rRNA gene (V1-V2) variable regions were subjected to pyrosequencing (FLX 454) to determine the bacterial profile. Obtained quality-controlled sequences from forty samples were classified into 741 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) at 3% dissimilarity, 525 at 5% dissimilarity and 297 at 10% dissimilarity, approximately corresponding to species-, genus- and class levels. The most abundant phyla were: Firmicutes (29.9%), Proteobacteria (26.1%), Actinobacteria (22.72%), Bacteroidetes (13.31%) and Fusobacteria (4.55%). Symptomatic patients had more Firmicutes and Fusobacteria than asymptomatic patients, while asymptomatic patients showed more Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria. Interaction of disease status and age was observed by two-way ANOSIM. Canonical correspondence analysis for age, tooth restoration and disease status showed a correlation of disease status with the composition and prevalence of different members of the microbial community. The pyrosequencing analysis revealed a distinctly higher diversity of the microbiota compared to earlier reports. The comparison of symptomatic and asymptomatic patients showed a clear association of the composition of the bacterial community with the presence and absence of symptoms in conjunction with the patients' age.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

PloS one - 8(2013), 12 vom: 13., Seite e84960

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Anderson, Annette Carola [VerfasserIn]
Al-Ahmad, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Elamin, Fadil [VerfasserIn]
Jonas, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Mirghani, Yousra [VerfasserIn]
Schilhabel, Markus [VerfasserIn]
Karygianni, Lamprini [VerfasserIn]
Hellwig, Elmar [VerfasserIn]
Rehman, Ateequr [VerfasserIn]

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Clinical Trial
Comparative Study
DNA, Bacterial
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 23.02.2015

Date Revised 09.04.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0084960

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM234121696