Red complex

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The red complex is a group of bacteria that are categorized together based on their association with severe forms of periodontal disease.^[1] The red complex—among a number of other complexes—were classified by Sigmund Socransky in 1998.^[2]

The three members of the red complex are:

References

^ Rôças IN, Siqueira JF, Santos KR, Coelho AM (April 2001). ""Red complex" (Bacteroides forsythus, Porphyromonas gingivalis, and Treponema denticola) in endodontic infections: a molecular approach". Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics. 91 (4): 468–71. doi:10.1067/moe.2001.114379. PMID 11312465.
^ Wolf HF, Rateitschak K (2005). Color Atlas of Dental Medicine: Periodontology (3rd ed.). Thieme. p. 37. ISBN 0-86577-902-3.

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[pmid11312465-1] Rôças IN, Siqueira JF, Santos KR, Coelho AM (April 2001). ""Red complex" (Bacteroides forsythus, Porphyromonas gingivalis, and Treponema denticola) in endodontic infections: a molecular approach". Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics. 91 (4): 468–71. doi:10.1067/moe.2001.114379. PMID 11312465.

[2] Wolf HF, Rateitschak K (2005). Color Atlas of Dental Medicine: Periodontology (3rd ed.). Thieme. p. 37. ISBN 0-86577-902-3.

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