The study has been published in Microbiology Spectrum, the scientific journal of the American Society of Microbiology.
The research by international oral healthcare company, Sunstar, looked at the relationship between oral bacterial species in saliva and the progression of periodontal diseases.
The study examined 611 Sunstar employees, aged between 20 and 75 years old. Saliva samples were taken and divided into four quartiles based on the percentage of Fn present. Analysis of the number of oral bacterial species contained in each quartile identified that a higher rate of F. nucleatum in saliva increased the number and affected the diversity of bacteria in the mouth.
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