Genotypic diversity and phenotypic traits of Streptococcus mutans isolates and their relation to severity of early childhood caries.
Genotypic diversity and phenotypic traits of Streptococcus mutans isolates and their relation to severity of early childhood caries.
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DOI:
10.1186/s12903-017-0406-1
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发表时间:
2017-07-14
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Delbem ACB
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Valdez RMA;Duque C;Caiaffa KS;Dos Santos VR;Loesch MLA;Colombo NH;Arthur RA;Negrini TC;Boriollo MFG;Delbem ACB
Early childhood caries (ECC) is an aggressive condition that can affect teeth of young children. This study aimed to evaluate genotypic diversity and phenotypic traits of S. mutans isolated from dental biofilms of children with different caries status in comparison with caries free (CF) children. Streptococcus mutans strains were isolated from supragingival biofilm samples of CF, ECC and severe-ECC (S-ECC) children and genotyped by arbitrary-primer polymerase chain reaction - AP-PCR. S. mutans genotypes were tested for their ability to reduce the suspension pH through glycolysis, to tolerate extreme acid challenge and by their ability to form biofilm. Response variables were analyzed by ANOVA/Tukey or Kruskal-Wallis/Mann-Whitney tests at a 5% of significance. There was an increase in the prevalence of Streptococcus mutans in biofilms with the severity of dental caries. No differences in genotypic diversity and in acidogenicity of genotypes were found among CF, ECC and S-ECC children. S mutans strains with genotypes more characteristic for ECC and S-ECC children formed more biofilms than those identified in CF children. The strains isolated from S-ECC children were highly acid tolerant. Although S. mutans genotypic diversity was similar among the groups of children, phenotypic traits of S. mutans, especially the acid tolerance response, could explain the severity of early childhood caries.
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影响因子:
1.9
作者:
Cheon K;Moser SA;Wiener HW;Whiddon J;Momeni SS;Ruby JD;Cutter GR;Childers NK
通讯作者:
Childers NK
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