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"STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED 37 NEW AND UNIQUE ORGANISMS IN ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS ON EARTH: THE HUMAN MOUTH," REPORTS THE TORONTO STAR. THIS INCREASES THE KNOWN TYPES OF ORAL BACTERIA TO OVER 500, "A DIVERSITY SO LARGE THAT IT MAY RIVAL THAT OF TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS, OFTEN SEEN AS THE PINNACLE OF BIOLOGICAL RICHNESS." IS THE BACTERIA HARMFUL? AFTER DISCOVERING THE NEW ORGANISMS IN ORAL PLAQUE, MICROBIOLOGIST DR. DAVID RELMAN STATED: "SUCH DIVERSITY IS QUITE REASSURING BECAUSE IT PROVIDES FOR BIOLOGICAL STABILITY AND PROTECTION." THE STAR ADDS THAT MOST TYPES OF BACTERIA " ARE THOUGHT TO PROVIDE COMFORT, PROTECTION AND NOURISHMENT." ONLY A FEW CAUSE PROBLEMS SUCH AS TOOTH DECAY, GUM DISEASE, AND BAD BREATH.
