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Physico-chemical surface characteristics and adhesive properties of Streptococcus salivarius strains with defined cell surface structures

Physico-chemical surface characteristics and adhesive properties of Streptococcus salivarius... Summary Physico-chemical surface characteristics and adhesive properties of a series of mutants of Streptococcus salivarius HB with defined cell surface structures were determined. Zeta potentials showed no relation either with the presence or absence of specific antigens on the bacterial cell surface, or with the adhesive properties of the cells. Hydrophobicity was assessed by surface free energy determination from measured contact angles, by adsorption to hexadecane and by hydrophobic interaction chromatography. Generally, the progressive removal of fibril subclasses from the cell surface resulted in a reduced hydrophobicity. However, specific fibrillar subclasses appeared to contribute to surface hydrophobicity to widely different extents. Bacterial adhesion to polymethylmethacrylate increased with increasing hydrophobicity of the mutants. However, adhesion to a more complex biological substratum, such as saliva-coated hydroxyapatite, correlated only partly with hydrophobicity. The organism, deprived of most of its fibrillar surface structures, clearly showed the least adhesion to hydrophobic ligands, to both polymethylmethacrylate and saliva-coated hydroxyapatite, and had a significantly higher surface free energy than the other mutants and the parent strain. Streptococcus salivarius, Cell surface, Adhesion, Surface free energy, Hydrophobicity References [1] Rosenberg M. Rosenberg E. Judes H. Weiss E. ( 1983 ) FEMS Microbiol. Lett. , 20 , 1 – 5 . Crossref Search ADS [2] Doyle R.J. Nesbitt W.E. Taylor K.G. ( 1982 ) FEMS Microbiol. Lett. , 15 , 1 – 5 . Crossref Search ADS [3] Olsson J. Glantz P.O. Krasse B. ( 1976 ) Scand. J. Dent. Res. , 84 , 240 – 242 . PubMed [4] Jones G.W. Isaacson R.E. ( 1983 ) Crit. Rev. Microbiol. , 10 , 229 – 260 . Crossref Search ADS PubMed [5] Busscher H.J. Weerkamp A.H. van der Mei H.C. van Pelt A.W.J. de Jong H.P. Arends J. ( 1984 ) Appl. Environ. Microbiol. , 48 , 980 – 983 . PubMed [6] Absolom D.R. Lamberti F.V. Policova Z. Zingg W. van Oss C.J. Neumann A.W. ( 1983 ) Appl. Environ. Microbiol. , 46 , 90 – 97 . PubMed [7] Gerson D.F. ( 1981 ) Immunol. Methods , 11 , 105 – 138 . Crossref Search ADS [8] Van Pelt A.W.J. van der Mei H.C. Busscher H.J. Arends J. Weerkamp A.H. ( 1984 ) FEMS Microbiol. Lett. , 25 , 279 – 282 . Crossref Search ADS [9] Weerkamp A.H. van der Mei H.C. Busscher H.J. ( 1985 ) J. Dent. Res. , 64 , 1204 – 1210 . Crossref Search ADS PubMed [10] van Pelt A.W.J. Weerkamp A.H. Uyen H.M.W.J.C. Busscher H.J. de Jong H.P. Arends J. ( 1985 ) Appl. Environ. Microbiol. , 49 , 1270 – 1275 . PubMed [11] Uyen M. Busscher H.J. Weerkamp A.H. Arends J. ( 1985 ) FEMS Microbiol. Lett , 30 , 103 – 106 . Crossref Search ADS [12] Weerkamp A.H. van der Mei H.C. Engelen P.E. de Windt C.E.A. ( 1984 ) In Bacterial Adhesion and Preventive Dentistry ( Leach S.A. Arends J., Eds) pp 85 – 97 . IRL Press , Oxford . Google Scholar Google Preview OpenURL Placeholder Text WorldCat COPAC [13] Gibbons R.J. Etherden I. Moreno E.C. ( 1985 ) J. Dent. Res. , 64 , 96 – 101 . Crossref Search ADS PubMed [14] Morris E.J. McBride B.C. ( 1984 ) Infect. Immun. , 43 , 656 – 663 . PubMed [15] Weerkamp A.H. McBride B.C. ( 1980 ) Infect. Immun. , 29 , 459 – 468 . PubMed [16] Weerkamp A.H. Handley P.S. Baars A. Slot J.W. ( 1986 ) J. Bacteriol. , 165 , 746 – 755 . Crossref Search ADS PubMed [17] Weerkamp A.H. Jacobs T. ( 1982 ) Infect. Immun. , 38 , 233 – 242 . PubMed [18] Handley P.S. Carter P.L. Fielding J. ( 1984 ) J. Bacteriol. , 157 , 64 – 72 . PubMed [19] Weerkamp A.H. McBride B.C. ( 1980 ) Infect. Immun. , 30 , 150 – 158 . PubMed [20] Lichtenberg D. Rosenberg M. Sharfman N. Ofek I. ( 1985 ) J. Microbiol. Methods , 4 , 141 – 146 . Crossref Search ADS [21] Clark W.B. Lane M.D. Beem E. Bragg S.L. Wheeler T.T. ( 1985 ) Infect. Immun. , 47 , 730 – 736 . PubMed [22] Weerkamp A.H. van der Mei H.C. Liem R.S.B. ( 1986 ) J. Bacteriol. , 165 , 756 – 762 . Crossref Search ADS PubMed [23] Gibbons R.J. Etherden I. Skobe Z. ( 1983 ) Infect. Immun. , 41 , 414 – 417 . PubMed [24] Fives-Taylor P.M. Thompson D.W. ( 1985 ) Infect. Immun. , 47 , 752 – 759 . PubMed This content is only available as a PDF. © 1987 Federation of European Microbiological Societies http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png FEMS Microbiology Letters Oxford University Press

Physico-chemical surface characteristics and adhesive properties of Streptococcus salivarius strains with defined cell surface structures

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Summary Physico-chemical surface characteristics and adhesive properties of a series of mutants of Streptococcus salivarius HB with defined cell surface structures were determined. Zeta potentials showed no relation either with the presence or absence of specific antigens on the bacterial cell surface, or with the adhesive properties of the cells. Hydrophobicity was assessed by surface free energy determination from measured contact angles, by adsorption to hexadecane and by hydrophobic interaction chromatography. Generally, the progressive removal of fibril subclasses from the cell surface resulted in a reduced hydrophobicity. However, specific fibrillar subclasses appeared to contribute to surface hydrophobicity to widely different extents. Bacterial adhesion to polymethylmethacrylate increased with increasing hydrophobicity of the mutants. However, adhesion to a more complex biological substratum, such as saliva-coated hydroxyapatite, correlated only partly with hydrophobicity. The organism, deprived of most of its fibrillar surface structures, clearly showed the least adhesion to hydrophobic ligands, to both polymethylmethacrylate and saliva-coated hydroxyapatite, and had a significantly higher surface free energy than the other mutants and the parent strain. Streptococcus salivarius, Cell surface, Adhesion, Surface free energy, Hydrophobicity References [1] Rosenberg M. Rosenberg E. Judes H. Weiss E. ( 1983 ) FEMS Microbiol. Lett. , 20 , 1 – 5 . Crossref Search ADS [2] Doyle R.J. Nesbitt W.E. Taylor K.G. ( 1982 ) FEMS Microbiol. Lett. , 15 , 1 – 5 . Crossref Search ADS [3] Olsson J. Glantz P.O. Krasse B. ( 1976 ) Scand. J. Dent. Res. , 84 , 240 – 242 . PubMed [4] Jones G.W. Isaacson R.E. ( 1983 ) Crit. Rev. Microbiol. , 10 , 229 – 260 . Crossref Search ADS PubMed [5] Busscher H.J. Weerkamp A.H. van der Mei H.C. van Pelt A.W.J. de Jong H.P. Arends J. ( 1984 ) Appl. Environ. Microbiol. , 48 , 980 – 983 . PubMed [6] Absolom D.R. Lamberti F.V. Policova Z. Zingg W. van Oss C.J. Neumann A.W. ( 1983 ) Appl. Environ. Microbiol. , 46 , 90 – 97 . PubMed [7] Gerson D.F. ( 1981 ) Immunol. Methods , 11 , 105 – 138 . Crossref Search ADS [8] Van Pelt A.W.J. van der Mei H.C. Busscher H.J. Arends J. Weerkamp A.H. ( 1984 ) FEMS Microbiol. Lett. , 25 , 279 – 282 . Crossref Search ADS [9] Weerkamp A.H. van der Mei H.C. Busscher H.J. ( 1985 ) J. Dent. Res. , 64 , 1204 – 1210 . Crossref Search ADS PubMed [10] van Pelt A.W.J. Weerkamp A.H. Uyen H.M.W.J.C. Busscher H.J. de Jong H.P. Arends J. ( 1985 ) Appl. Environ. Microbiol. , 49 , 1270 – 1275 . PubMed [11] Uyen M. Busscher H.J. Weerkamp A.H. Arends J. ( 1985 ) FEMS Microbiol. Lett , 30 , 103 – 106 . Crossref Search ADS [12] Weerkamp A.H. van der Mei H.C. Engelen P.E. de Windt C.E.A. ( 1984 ) In Bacterial Adhesion and Preventive Dentistry ( Leach S.A. Arends J., Eds) pp 85 – 97 . IRL Press , Oxford . Google Scholar Google Preview OpenURL Placeholder Text WorldCat COPAC [13] Gibbons R.J. Etherden I. Moreno E.C. ( 1985 ) J. Dent. Res. , 64 , 96 – 101 . Crossref Search ADS PubMed [14] Morris E.J. McBride B.C. ( 1984 ) Infect. Immun. , 43 , 656 – 663 . PubMed [15] Weerkamp A.H. McBride B.C. ( 1980 ) Infect. Immun. , 29 , 459 – 468 . PubMed [16] Weerkamp A.H. Handley P.S. Baars A. Slot J.W. ( 1986 ) J. Bacteriol. , 165 , 746 – 755 . Crossref Search ADS PubMed [17] Weerkamp A.H. Jacobs T. ( 1982 ) Infect. Immun. , 38 , 233 – 242 . PubMed [18] Handley P.S. Carter P.L. Fielding J. ( 1984 ) J. Bacteriol. , 157 , 64 – 72 . PubMed [19] Weerkamp A.H. McBride B.C. ( 1980 ) Infect. Immun. , 30 , 150 – 158 . PubMed [20] Lichtenberg D. Rosenberg M. Sharfman N. Ofek I. ( 1985 ) J. Microbiol. Methods , 4 , 141 – 146 . Crossref Search ADS [21] Clark W.B. Lane M.D. Beem E. Bragg S.L. Wheeler T.T. ( 1985 ) Infect. Immun. , 47 , 730 – 736 . PubMed [22] Weerkamp A.H. van der Mei H.C. Liem R.S.B. ( 1986 ) J. Bacteriol. , 165 , 756 – 762 . Crossref Search ADS PubMed [23] Gibbons R.J. Etherden I. Skobe Z. ( 1983 ) Infect. Immun. , 41 , 414 – 417 . PubMed [24] Fives-Taylor P.M. Thompson D.W. ( 1985 ) Infect. Immun. , 47 , 752 – 759 . PubMed This content is only available as a PDF. © 1987 Federation of European Microbiological Societies

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