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Normally found as an inhabitant of the human mouth and respiratory tract, this photomicrograph of a Gram-stained specimen, revealed numerous Gram-positive, Rothia dentocariosa bacteria, formerly known as Stomatococcus mucilaginosus. You will note that the clustering of these organisms gives rise to a filamentous patterning, as they attach to one another. R. dentocariosa has also been observed as coccoid shaped. R. dentocariosa was originally isolated from samples of dental caries, hence its name.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. W.A. Clark
Creation Date: 1977
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