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10861361

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
The human tongue has been the subject of many cytological and histological studies. When a literature search disclosed no reports of the ultrastructure of the morphotypes of bacteria residing on the tongue's surface, a transmission electron microscope study of ultrathin sections of bacteria obtained by scraping eight human tongues was undertaken. The scrapings from the anterior dorsal tongue surfaces, processed conventionally for electron microscope study, revealed 33-35 different bacterial morphotypes. Several of the morphotypes were unique to a tongue. Morphotype differences were also related to donor characteristics such as smoking, tongue site, location in centrifuge pellet, diet, and medications. The predominant morphotypes were Gram-positive cocci. These preliminary findings suggest that the microbiota of the human tongue and variations in that microbiota, related to physical condition, lifestyle, medications, and dietary preferences, merit more attention from anatomists.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0003-276X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
259
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
276-87
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Transmission electron microscope study of bacterial morphotypes on the anterior dorsal surface of human tongues.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057-1229, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article