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%