Effect of tissue fluids on hydrophobicity and adherence of Enterococcus faecalis to dentin
Effect of tissue fluids on hydrophobicity and adherence of Enterococcus faecalis to dentin
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DOI:
10.1016/j.joen.2007.07.035
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发表时间:
2007-12-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Kishen, Anil
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作者:
George, Saji;Kishen, Anil
This in vitro study was carried out to determine (1) the hydrophobicity of selected oral bacteria, (2) the influence of growth media (saliva and serum) and mode of growth (planktonic or biofilm) on the hydrophobicity of Enterococcus faecalis, and (3) the influence of growth media and conditioning fluids on the adherence of E. faecalis to dentin. The ability to bind to a hydrocarbon phase (xylene) was used as an index of relative hydrophobicity of cells. Fluorescent microscopy-based technique was used to assay the bacterial adherence to dentin. Results showed that bacteria involved in the primary stage of oral biofilm formation such as Streptococcus mutans, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and Porphyromonas gingivalis are relatively more hydrophobic than E. faecalis. The hydrophobicity of E. faecalis was significantly increased during starvation and biofilm mode of growth (p