Molecular identification of bacteria on the tongue dorsum of subjects with and without halitosis

Riggio MP, Lennon A, Rolph HJ, Hodge PJ, Donaldson A, Maxwell AJ, Bagg J.

Infection and Immunity Research Group, University of Glasgow Dental School, Glasgow, UK. m.riggio@dental.gla.ac.uk

The aim of this article is to compare the microbial profiles on the tongue dorsum in patients with halitosis and control subjects in a UK population using culture-independent techniques, "The microflora associated with the tongue dorsum is complex in both the control and halitosis group, but several key species predominated in both groups."

full article:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18336372?dopt=Abstract