Biology -- Lurking Mouth Microbes (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Biology -- Lurking Mouth Microbes

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ORNL's Karissa Cross prepares a sample to cultivate Desulfobulbus oralis, a novel oral microbe present in adults with advanced gum disease. Cross, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate, led the lab's D. oralis study under ORNL's Mircea Podar's guidance.

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Jason Richards/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy

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