The association between gingivitis and oral spirochetes in young cats and dogs

Seiya Yamaki; Masato Tachibana; Hisae Hachimura; Masao Ogawa; Shinya Kanegae; Hirokazu Amimoto; Takashi Shimizu; Kenta Watanabe; Masahisa Watarai; Akiteru Amimoto

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0281126

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The association between gingivitis and oral spirochetes in young cats and dogs

Seiya Yamaki,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Amica Pet Clinic, Yamaguchi, Japan, Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Masato Tachibana,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Organization for Research Initiatives, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Hisae Hachimura,

Roles Resources

Affiliation Amica Pet Clinic, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Masao Ogawa,

Roles Resources

Affiliation Amica Pet Clinic, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Shinya Kanegae,

Roles Resources

Affiliation Amica Pet Clinic, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Hirokazu Amimoto,

Roles Resources

Affiliation Amica Pet Clinic, Yamaguchi, Japan

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9485-2244

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Takashi Shimizu,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliations Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Kenta Watanabe,

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Masahisa Watarai ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: watarai@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp

Affiliations Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3477-3135

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Akiteru Amimoto

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Amica Pet Clinic, Yamaguchi, Japan
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The association between gingivitis and oral spirochetes in young cats and dogs

Seiya Yamaki,
Masato Tachibana,
Hisae Hachimura,
Masao Ogawa,
Shinya Kanegae,
Hirokazu Amimoto,
Takashi Shimizu,
Kenta Watanabe,
Masahisa Watarai,
Akiteru Amimoto

Published: January 27, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281126

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