What Organisms Can Be Found from Our PCR Analysis?
MicroGenDX employs both PCR analysis and Next-Generation DNA Sequencing (NGS) Analysis. The PCR analysis is highly-specific and sensitive for the following 16 Microbes:
- Aggregatibacter Actinomycetemcomitans: Gram-negative bacterium associated with a severe infection of the periodontium
- Tannerella Forsythia: Gram-negative bacterium implicated in periodontal diseases
- Fusobacterium Nucleatum: Gram-negative bacterium associated with periodontal disease and commonly found in the plaque of humans
- Peptostreptococcus Micros: Gram-positive bacteria linked to progressive periodontitis
- Eikenella corrodens: Gram-negative bacterium commonly found in the human mucosal surface due to poor oral hygiene and periodontal infection
- Capnocytophaga Species: Gram-negative bacteria usually associated with periodontal disease
- Treponema Denticola: Gram-negative bacterium associated with periodontal disease
- Prevotella Intermedia: Gram-negative bacterial involved in gingivitis and periodontitis
- Porphyromonas Gingivalis: Gram-negative bacterium associated with periodontal disease
- Eubacterium Nodatum: Gram-positive bacterium seen in chronic periodontitis
- Campylobacter Rectus: Gram-negative bacterium associated with chronic periodontitis
- Streptococcus Mutans: Gram-positive bacterium found in the human oral cavity and a major contributor to tooth decay
- Selenomonas Noxia: Gram-negative bacterium related to periodontitis and detected in gingival crevice and periodontal pocket
- Streptococcus Pyogenes: Gram-positive bacterium linked diseases including pharyngitis
- Neisseria Meningitidis: Gram-negative bacteria associated with meningitis
- Candida Albicans: Opportunistic microbe that can cause oral thrush
On top of this, our NGS is able to identify over 57,000 bacteria and fungal species using our proprietary curated database.
