RT Journal Article T1 Differences in the subgingival microbiome according to stage of periodontitis: a comparison of two geographic regions A1 Lafaurie, Gloria Inés A1 Neuta, Yineth A1 Ríos, Rafael A1 Pacheco-Montealegre, Mauricio A1 Pianeta, Roquelina A1 Castillo, Diana Marcela A1 Herrera González, David A1 Reyes, Jinnethe A1 Diaz, Lorena A1 Castillo, Yormaris A1 Sanz Alonso, Mariano A1 Iniesta Albentosa, Margarita Isabel AB No microbiological criteria were included in the 2018 EFP-AAP classification of periodontal diseases that could be used to differentiate between stages and grades. Furthermore, differences in the subgingival microbiome depending on stage and grade have not been established. Sixty subgingival biofilm samples were collected in Spain (n = 30) and Colombia (n = 30) from three distinct patient categories: those with periodontal health/gingivitis (n = 20), those with stage I-II periodontitis (n = 20), and those with stage III-IV periodontitis (n = 20). Patients were evaluated by 16S rRNA gene amplification sequencing. Amplicon sequence variants were used to assign taxonomic categories compared to the Human Oral Microbiome Database (threshold ≥97% identity). Alpha diversity was established by Shannon and Simpson indices, and principal coordinate analysis, ANOSIM, and PERMANOVA of the UNIFRAC distances were performed using QIIME2. Although differences in the alpha diversity were observed between samples according to country, Filifactor alocis, Peptostreptococcaceae [XI][G-4] bacterium HMT 369, Fretibacterium fastidiosum, Lachnospiraceae [G-8] bacterium HMT 500, Peptostreptococcaceae [XI][G-5] [Eubacterium] saphenum, Peptostreptococcus stomatis, and Tannerella forsythia were associated with periodontitis sites in all stages. However, only F. alocis, Peptostreptococcaceae [XI][G-4] bacterium HMT 369, Peptostreptococcaceae [XI][G-9] [Eubacterium] brachy, Peptostreptococcaceae [XI][G-5] [Eubacterium] saphenum, and Desulfobulbus sp. HMT 041 were consistent in stage III-IV periodontitis in both countries. Porphyromonas gingivalis and Tannerella forsythia were differentially expressed in severe lesions in the countries studied. Although some non-cultivable microorganisms showed differential patterns between the different stages of periodontitis, they were not the same in the two countries evaluated. Further studies using larger samples with advanced next-generation techniques for high-throughput sequencing of phyla and non-cultivable bacteria within the subgingival microbiome could provide more insight into the differences between stages of periodontitis. PB Public Library of Science one YR 2022 FD 2022-08-23 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/113233 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/113233 LA eng NO Lafaurie GI, Neuta Y, Ríos R, Pacheco-Montealegre M, Pianeta R, Castillo DM, Herrera D, Reyes J, Diaz L, Castillo Y, Sanz M, Iniesta M. Differences in the subgingival microbiome according to stage of periodontitis: A comparison of two geographic regions. PLoS One. 2022 Aug 23;17(8):e0273523. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273523 NO MINCIENCIAS/Colombia (grant number 130880763942) NO Cátedra Extraordinaria Dentaid de Investigación en Periodoncia, University Complutense of Madrid, Spain DS Docta Complutense RD 3 abr 2025