Scardovia
| Scardovia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Bifidobacteriales |
| Family: | Bifidobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Scardovia Jian and Dong 2002 |
| Type species | |
| Scardovia inopinata (Crociani et al. 1996) Jian and Dong 2002
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Scardovia is a genus of bacteria in the family Bifidobacteriaceae that is associated with dental caries. The species of this genera are acidogenic and acid-tolerant.
Scardovia species are associated with white spot lesion development on the teeth after placement of fixed orthodontic appliances. The Scardovia wiggsiae is one of two caries-associated species implicated in severe-early childhood caries (along with Streptococcus mutans).