Table 2: Clonal diversity of Actinomyces strains in the supra and subgingival biofilms of patients.

Patient

Species

Clones

Genotypes of A. naeslundii/A. oris

Supragingival

Subgingival

Supra and subgingival

1,2,4,5

A. naeslundii

A.oris

3,11

A. naeslundii

A.oris

6

A. naeslundii

A.oris

7

A. naeslundii

A.oris

9

A. naeslundii

A.oris

10

A. naeslundii

A.oris

8,12,13

A. naeslundii

A.oris

15

A. naeslundii

A.oris

16,17,19

A. naeslundii

A.oris

18

A. naeslundii

A.oris

20

A. naeslundii

A.oris

"-"= unrelated strains with a similarity of < 95%

"+" = identical isolates with a similarity of > 98%