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Table 1 Presence of bacteria in samples taken after 2002

From: Caries in the infundibulum of the second upper premolar tooth in the horse

Approximate number of bacteria (CFU/ml VMGAIII)

Animals with caries, P2 samples (n = 50)

Animals with caries, internal control (n = 30)

Control animals, P2 samples (n = 40)

Control animals internal control (n = 40)

0

0

10

36

37

< 100 000

6

7

4

3

100 000 to 1 million

11

5

0

0

> 1 million

33

8

0

0

  1. Compared to control animals, S. devriesei was a significantly more common finding in horses with carious (p <0.0001, 3 df). S. devriesei was significantly less prevalent (p < 0.0001), in positive control animals than in internal control samples from animals with caries.