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Porphyromonas gingivalis Outer Membrane Vesicles Mediate Coaggregation and Piggybacking of Treponema denticola and Lachnoanaerobaculum saburreum
Author
Source
International Journal of Dentistry
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-01-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Porphyromonas gingivalis sheds outer membrane vesicles that contain several virulence factors, including adhesins.
In this study, we investigated the ability of P.
gingivalis outer membrane vesicles to mediate the coaggregation and piggybacking of Treponema denticola and Lachnoanaerobaculum saburreum.
Marked coaggregation between T.
denticola and L.
saburreum occurred in the presence of P.
gingivalis outer membrane vesicles.
Sucrose was an effective chemoattractant for the motile species T.
denticola.
The addition of outer membrane vesicles to a mixture of T.
denticola and L.
saburreum significantly increased the number of nonmotile bacteria that migrated into a sucrose-filled capillary tube immersed in the bacterial mixture.
Under optimal conditions, the number of nonmotile L.
saburreum in the capillary tube increased approximately 5-fold, whereas no increase occurred when boiled vesicles were used.
This study showed that P.
gingivalis outer membrane vesicles mediate coaggregation between T.
denticola and L.
saburreum and that nonmotile bacteria can be translocated by piggybacking on spirochetes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Grenier, Daniel. 2013. Porphyromonas gingivalis Outer Membrane Vesicles Mediate Coaggregation and Piggybacking of Treponema denticola and Lachnoanaerobaculum saburreum. International Journal of Dentistry،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461963
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Grenier, Daniel. Porphyromonas gingivalis Outer Membrane Vesicles Mediate Coaggregation and Piggybacking of Treponema denticola and Lachnoanaerobaculum saburreum. International Journal of Dentistry No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461963
American Medical Association (AMA)
Grenier, Daniel. Porphyromonas gingivalis Outer Membrane Vesicles Mediate Coaggregation and Piggybacking of Treponema denticola and Lachnoanaerobaculum saburreum. International Journal of Dentistry. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461963
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-461963