Antibacterial Effect of Curcumin against Clinically Isolated Porphyromonas gingivalis and Connective Tissue Reactions to Curcumin Gel in the Subcutaneous Tissue of Rats

Table 1

Frequency, morphology, and biochemical features applied for the identification of the clinically isolated P. gingivalis from five subgingival plaque samples.

Anaerobic P. gingivalis		Morphology of the pure isolated P. gingivalis colony			Biochemical test
Absent	Present	Pigment	Gram stain	Columbia agar	Vitek 2 system
2 (40%)	3 (60%)	Black	Gram-negative short rods	Smooth, shiny, and convex	97% probability