Antimicrobial and Substantivity Properties of Silver Nanoparticles against Oral Microbiomes Clinically Isolated from Young and Young-Adult Patients

Table 5

Presence of oral bacteria related to dental caries and periodontal disease by PCR.

Microorganism	Presence
S. mutans	+
S. sobrinus	+
S. sanguinis	+
S. salivarius	-
S. gordonii	+
S. oralis	+
P. gingivalis	+
T. forsythia	+
T. denticola	-
P. nigrescens	-
P. intermedia	+

+ = positive; - = negative. PCR assay was made at least by triplicate for each strain.