Article
Sucrose-dependent accumulation of oral streptococci and their adhesion-defective mutants on saliva-coated hydroxyapatite.
Oral microbiology and immunology - 1 Jun 1995
Vickerman M M, Jones G W
Abstract excerpt
The adhesion and accumulation of oral streptococci on saliva-coated hydroxyapatite was examined in strains representing species that appear in initial plaque (Streptococcus sanguise FC1 and Streptococcus oralis C5) and in more mature plaque (Streptococcus gordonii G9B). Washed cells of strains FC1 and C5 did not attach better to saliva-coated hydroxyapatite than did strain G9B, suggesting that the degree of...
Topics
- Bacterial Adhesion
- Dental Pellicle
- Dental Plaque
- Durapatite
- Glucosyltransferases
- Humans
- Least-Squares Analysis
- Lipopolysaccharides
- Male
- Mouth Mucosa
- Mutation