Unveiling potential driver taxa in subgingival plaque and their roles in mediating periodontitis progression

<i>Capnocytophaga</i>, <i>Paludibacter</i>, <i>Dialister pneumosintes</i>, <i>Eubacterium minutum</i> and <i>Phocaeicola abscessus</i> are proposed as key driver taxa across different periodontal health conditions, and exhibited significant correlations with periodontal clinical indicators.