Journal of Oral Science Research ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 284-287.DOI: 10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2021.04.002

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Overviews of Research on Coadherence between Fusobacterium Nucleatum and Common Oral Microorganisms

LI Yiyang, ZHOU Xuedong*   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Department of Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
  • Received:2020-06-09 Published:2021-04-15

Abstract: Fusobacterium nucleatum is the most common Fusobacterium species in the oral cavity. Fusobacterium nucleatum may exist as a type of commensal bacteria acting as a bridge between early and late colonizing bacteria. It can also act as pathogenic bacteria in the development of oral diseases. The interactions between Fusobacterium nucleatum and the other oral microbes may affect the interactions between oral microbes and host cells, which in turn determine the health of the host. Bacterial adhesion is the first step that bacteria integrate into the biofilms and then invade the host cells. This article reviews the coadherence and the possible interactions between Fusobacterium nucleatum and common oral microorganisms.

Key words: Fusobacterium nucleatum, coadherence, oral microorganisms