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Review
. 2022 Jul 6:13:940643.
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.940643. eCollection 2022.

Corynebacterium matruchotii: A Confirmed Calcifying Bacterium With a Potentially Important Role in the Supragingival Plaque

Qinyang Li  1   2 , Fangjie Zhou  1   2 , Zhifei Su  1   2 , Yuqing Li  1 , Jiyao Li  1   2
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Review

Corynebacterium matruchotii: A Confirmed Calcifying Bacterium With a Potentially Important Role in the Supragingival Plaque

Qinyang Li et al. Front Microbiol. .

Abstract

Corynebacterium matruchotii is a reported calcifying bacterium that can usually be isolated from dental calculus and induce mineralization in vitro. In recent years, based on in situ hybridization probe and sequencing technology, researchers have discovered the central "pillar" role of C. matruchotii in supragingival plaque, and many studies focused on bacterial interactions in the biofilm structure dominated by C. matruchotii have been conducted. Besides, C. matruchotii seems to be an indicator of "caries-free" oral status according to imaging and sequencing studies. Therefore, in this review, we summarize C. matruchotii 's role in supragingival plaque based on the structure, interactions, and potential connections with oral diseases.

Keywords: Corynebacterium matruchotii; bacterial interaction; biofilm structure; oral diseases; supragingival plaque.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
The structure alteration of supragingival plaque from healthy oral status to dental caries.
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The potential role of C. matruchotii in the formation of dental calculus.
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