Presence of zoonotic black-pigmented periodontal pathogens in the oral microbiota of pet and stray cats

Black-pigmented bacteria are one of the neglected species to cause periodontal disease in cats, and they also zoonotic agents that pose an infection risk humans. In this study, we aimed determine presence Porphyromonas gingivalis, gulae Prevotella nigrescens oral microbiota pet stray cats. Dental swab samples were taken from 25 cats with symptoms then investigated by multiplex polymerase chain reaction using 16S rRNA species-specific primers. As a result PCR analysis, P. gingivalis 3/25 (12%), 1/25 (4%), gingivalis + gulae 7/25 (28%), nigrescens 2/25 (8%) molecularly typed addition, (4%) 21/25 (84%) 10/25 (40%) (12%) cat samples, no detected molecular typing. summary, results provide strong evidence black-pigmented pathogens associated disease.