SALIVA-INDUCED AGGREGATION OF ORAL STREPTOCOCCI AND THE INFLUENCE OF BLOOD-GROUP REACTIVE SUBSTANCES

被引:17
作者
LIGTENBERG, AJM [1 ]
VEERMAN, ECI [1 ]
DEGRAAFF, J [1 ]
AMERONGEN, AVN [1 ]
机构
[1] FREE UNIV AMSTERDAM,ACAD CTR DENT AMSTERDAM,DEPT ORAL MICROBIOL,1081 BT AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
关键词
BACTERIAL AGGREGATION; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS; AGGREGATION INHIBITION; ORAL STREPTOCOCCI;
D O I
10.1016/0003-9969(90)90145-Z
中图分类号
R78 [口腔科学];
学科分类号
1003 ;
摘要
Aggregation of strains of Streptococcus rattus, Strep. mutans and Strep. salivarius by saliva from individual of blood groups A, B and o was investigated. Blood group A salivas had a significantly higher aggregation activity with Strep. rattus than blood group B salivas (P < 0.05). However, Strep. mutans and Strep. salivarius were better aggregated by blood group B saliva and this was significant for Strep. mutans (P < 0.05). For all three strains, the variance within blood group O was too large to give significant difference with either blood group A or B. The blood group A-specific carbohydrate, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, inhibited aggregation of Strep. rattus, but not of the other strains. The blood group B-specific carbohydrate, D-galactose, inhibited aggregation of Step. mutans but not of Strep. rattus or Strep. salivarius. L-Fucose, specific for blood group O failed to inhibit aggregation of any of the three strains. These findings suggest that blood group-specific substances may be involved in bacterial aggregation.
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页码:S141 / S143
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