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Treponema denticola, Prevotella intermedia, Fusobacterium nucleatum

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Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Candida albicans

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Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus mutans

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Actinomyces israelii, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Helicobacter pylori

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Treponema denticola, Prevotella intermedia, Fusobacterium nucleatum

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Which organisms are involved in ANUG (Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis)?

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