Acidogenic bacteria

Acidogenesis. The soluble organic monomers produced in the hydrolysis step are decomposed by means of acidogenic bacteria to produce acetate, VFA, CO2 and H2. 

Acidogenesis. The population of acidogenic bacteria (Xi) consumes the organic substrate (S i) and produces CO2 and volatile fatty acids S2)... 

The process of the disease of dental caries has been studied in depth for many years, and the details of its progress are now reasonably well understood [12]. The role of acidogenic bacteria in the mouth has long been known to be critical, and their ability to generate organic acids is well established as the mechanism by which they cause damage to the tooth. 

For a full cavity to develop, the process of demineralization has to occur at a faster rate than remineralization, and to be able to continue unchecked [29-32]. The pathological factors that promote this include the continued presence of acidogenic bacteria, repeated consumption of fermentable carbohydrates and also, in some patients, reduced sahvary function [32]. 

Fermentative or acidogenic bacteria convert simpler compounds to short chain fatty acids, alcohols, ammonia, hydrogen and carbon dioxide. 

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