THE GROWTH-INHIBITORY EFFECT OF THE ENTEROCOCCUS-FAECALIS BACTERIOCIN ENCODED BY PAD1 EXTENDS TO THE ORAL STREPTOCOCCI

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JETT, BD [1 ]
GILMORE, MS [1 ]
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[1] UNIV OKLAHOMA, HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL, BIOMED SCI BLDG,ROOM 1035,POB 26901, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73190 USA
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10.1177/00220345900690100301
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R78 [口腔科学];
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1003 ;
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Many strains of Enterococcus faecalis, a normal inhabitant of the oral cavity, elaborate a plasmid-encoded bacteriocin. The growth-inhibitory effect of this bacteriocin was observed to extend to a variety of pathogenic oral streptococci, including those that play a major role in tooth surface colonization and caries formation. These results suggest that transient colonization by bacteriocin-producing E. faecalis may effect shifts in oral colonization by susceptible organisms and that bacteriocin-producing E. faecalis may be a candidate for application in strain replacement therapy. © 1990, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.
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