Information on co-adherence of different oral bacterial species is important for understanding interspecies interactions within oral microbial community. Current knowledge on this topic is heavily based on pariwise co...Information on co-adherence of different oral bacterial species is important for understanding interspecies interactions within oral microbial community. Current knowledge on this topic is heavily based on pariwise coaggregation of known, cultivable species. In this study, we employed a membrane binding assay coupled with polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis （PCR-DGGE） to systematically analyze the co-adherence profiles of oral bacterial species, and achieved a more profound knowledge beyond pairwise coaggregation. Two oral bacterial species were selected to serve as ＂bait＂： Fusobacterium nucleatum （F. nucleatum） whose ability to adhere to a multitude of oral bacterial species has been extensively studied for pairwise interactions and Streptococcus mutans （S. mutans） whose interacting partners are largely unknown. To enable screening of interacting partner species within bacterial mixtures, cells of the ＂bait＂ oral bacterium were immobilized on nitrocellulose membranes which were washed and blocked to prevent unspecific binding. The ＂prey＂ bacterial mixtures （including known species or natural saliva samples） were added, unbound ceils were washed off after the incubation period and the remaining cells were eluted using 0.2 mol.L1 glycine. Genomic DNA was extraeted, subjeeted to 16S rRNA PCR amplification and separation of the resulting PCR produets by DGGE. Selected bands were recovered from the gel, sequenced and identified via Nucleotide BLAST searches against different databases. While few bacterial species bound to S. mutans, consistent with previous findings F.. nucleatum adhered to a variety of bacterial species including uncultivable and uneharacterized onesl This new approach can more effectively analyze the co-adherence profiles of oral bacteria, and could facilitate the systematic study of interbacterial binding of oral microbial species.展开更多
Background Enamel demineralization occurs frequently during orthodontic treatment. In this study, we evaluated the changes of the density of mutans streptococcus （MS） in plaque after bracket bonding and using fluori...Background Enamel demineralization occurs frequently during orthodontic treatment. In this study, we evaluated the changes of the density of mutans streptococcus （MS） in plaque after bracket bonding and using fluoride adhesive on maxillary incisors by real time fluorescence-quantitative polymerase chain reaction （RT-FQ PCR）.Methods The study was designed as a self-paired test. Brackets were bonded with fluoride adhesive on the left side, while non-fluoride adhesive on the right side for each patient. Plaque samples were taken from the surfaces around the brackets of four maxillary incisors before brackets bonding and after the bonding 4 weeks later. The amount of MS was measured by RT-FQ PCR. The data obtained were analyzed statistically using the SPSS 11.5 version and the alpha level was set at 0. 05 （ 2-tailed）.Results The amount of MS in plaque increased significantly after bracket bonding （ P 〈 0.01 ）, whereas no significant differences were observed among four maxillary incisors both before and after brackets bonding （P 〉 0. 05 ）, and among the incisors using and not using fluoride adhesive （ P 〉 0. 05 ）.Conclusions The increase of the density of MS in plaque after bracket bonding is one of the etiological factors for enamel demineralization in orthodontic patients. The result of this study did not support what we observed clinically that the incidence of enamel demineralization for lateral incisors was higher than that for central incisors. Using fluoride adhesive for bonding did not affect the amount of MS in plaque in our study. Further study is needed.展开更多
Background Streptococcus mutans （S. mutans） is the prime pathogen of dental caries. There are few reports that studied the relationship between S. mutans, bacteria and dental caries in permanent teeth when compared ...Background Streptococcus mutans （S. mutans） is the prime pathogen of dental caries. There are few reports that studied the relationship between S. mutans, bacteria and dental caries in permanent teeth when compared to those in primary teeth. This study aimed to detect S. mutans and bacteria of dental caries and non-caries groups in permanent teeth from a north China population by real-time polymerase chain reaction （PCR） and compare the relationship between the number of these bacteria and the prevalence of dental caries in permanent teeth.展开更多
Pneumonia is a disease associated with significant healthcare burden with over 1.5 million hospitalizations annually and is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States.While community-acquired pneumonia(CAP...Pneumonia is a disease associated with significant healthcare burden with over 1.5 million hospitalizations annually and is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States.While community-acquired pneumonia(CAP)is generally considered an acute time-limited illness,it is associated with high long-term mortality,with nearly one-third of patients requiring hospitalization dying within one year.An increasing trend of detecting multidrug-resistant(MDR)organisms causing CAP has been observed,especially in the Western world.In this editorial,we discuss about a publication by Jatteppanavar et al which reported that a case of a MDR organism was the culprit in developing pneumonia,bacteremia,and infective endocarditis that led to the patient’s death.The early detection of these resistant organisms helps improve patient outcomes.Significant advances have been made in the biotechnological and research space,but preventive measures,diagnostic techniques,and treatment strategies need to be developed.展开更多
目的:建立一种快速、简便地同时检测变形链球菌和远缘链球菌的方法。方法:以变形链球菌Dextranase基因设计引物,用PCR检测变形链球菌群细菌。结果:变形链球菌(血清型c、e、f)的PCR扩增产物为720 bp;远缘链球菌(血清型d、g)的PCR扩增产物...目的:建立一种快速、简便地同时检测变形链球菌和远缘链球菌的方法。方法:以变形链球菌Dextranase基因设计引物,用PCR检测变形链球菌群细菌。结果:变形链球菌(血清型c、e、f)的PCR扩增产物为720 bp;远缘链球菌(血清型d、g)的PCR扩增产物为460 bp;道勒链球菌(血清型h)910 bp;仓鼠链球菌(血清型a),鼠链球菌(血清型b)均为1 270 bp。其它异种菌均不能扩增出产物,因此该PCR检测具有高度的特异性。从细菌纯培养物中PCR检测的敏感性为105菌落形成单位(colony-form ing un its,CFU)。结论:PCR能同时检测变形链球菌和远缘链球菌。该检测方法具有较高的敏感性和特异性,有望运用于临床检测。展开更多
目的研究维吾尔族和汉族不同龋敏感儿童牙菌斑中变异链球菌和远缘链球菌的检出量,分析变异链球菌及远缘链球菌与不同民族儿童乳牙龋齿发生的关系,为不同民族儿童乳牙龋的防治提供依据。方法采用T-A克隆技术制备变异链球菌ATCC25175、远...目的研究维吾尔族和汉族不同龋敏感儿童牙菌斑中变异链球菌和远缘链球菌的检出量,分析变异链球菌及远缘链球菌与不同民族儿童乳牙龋齿发生的关系,为不同民族儿童乳牙龋的防治提供依据。方法采用T-A克隆技术制备变异链球菌ATCC25175、远缘链球菌ATCC6715、内参基因16S rRNA的质粒标准品,应用SYBR Green I荧光定量聚合酶链反应对变异链球菌和远缘链球菌进行定量检测。结果维吾尔族儿童高龋组远缘链球菌的检出量高于汉族儿童高龋组[(1.06×105±0.43×103)copies.μL-1vs(8.29×104±1.20×104)copies.μL-1],差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),而维吾尔族、汉族儿童高龋组变异链球菌检出量比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),同时维吾尔族和汉族儿童远缘链球菌和变异链球菌的检出量高龋组均高于无龋组,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论远缘链球菌可能是维吾尔族儿童乳牙龋高发的危险因素。展开更多
基金supported by Chinese State Scholarship Fund to R. WangUS National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants DE020102 and GM95373 to W. Shi
文摘Information on co-adherence of different oral bacterial species is important for understanding interspecies interactions within oral microbial community. Current knowledge on this topic is heavily based on pariwise coaggregation of known, cultivable species. In this study, we employed a membrane binding assay coupled with polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis （PCR-DGGE） to systematically analyze the co-adherence profiles of oral bacterial species, and achieved a more profound knowledge beyond pairwise coaggregation. Two oral bacterial species were selected to serve as ＂bait＂： Fusobacterium nucleatum （F. nucleatum） whose ability to adhere to a multitude of oral bacterial species has been extensively studied for pairwise interactions and Streptococcus mutans （S. mutans） whose interacting partners are largely unknown. To enable screening of interacting partner species within bacterial mixtures, cells of the ＂bait＂ oral bacterium were immobilized on nitrocellulose membranes which were washed and blocked to prevent unspecific binding. The ＂prey＂ bacterial mixtures （including known species or natural saliva samples） were added, unbound ceils were washed off after the incubation period and the remaining cells were eluted using 0.2 mol.L1 glycine. Genomic DNA was extraeted, subjeeted to 16S rRNA PCR amplification and separation of the resulting PCR produets by DGGE. Selected bands were recovered from the gel, sequenced and identified via Nucleotide BLAST searches against different databases. While few bacterial species bound to S. mutans, consistent with previous findings F.. nucleatum adhered to a variety of bacterial species including uncultivable and uneharacterized onesl This new approach can more effectively analyze the co-adherence profiles of oral bacteria, and could facilitate the systematic study of interbacterial binding of oral microbial species.
文摘Background Enamel demineralization occurs frequently during orthodontic treatment. In this study, we evaluated the changes of the density of mutans streptococcus （MS） in plaque after bracket bonding and using fluoride adhesive on maxillary incisors by real time fluorescence-quantitative polymerase chain reaction （RT-FQ PCR）.Methods The study was designed as a self-paired test. Brackets were bonded with fluoride adhesive on the left side, while non-fluoride adhesive on the right side for each patient. Plaque samples were taken from the surfaces around the brackets of four maxillary incisors before brackets bonding and after the bonding 4 weeks later. The amount of MS was measured by RT-FQ PCR. The data obtained were analyzed statistically using the SPSS 11.5 version and the alpha level was set at 0. 05 （ 2-tailed）.Results The amount of MS in plaque increased significantly after bracket bonding （ P 〈 0.01 ）, whereas no significant differences were observed among four maxillary incisors both before and after brackets bonding （P 〉 0. 05 ）, and among the incisors using and not using fluoride adhesive （ P 〉 0. 05 ）.Conclusions The increase of the density of MS in plaque after bracket bonding is one of the etiological factors for enamel demineralization in orthodontic patients. The result of this study did not support what we observed clinically that the incidence of enamel demineralization for lateral incisors was higher than that for central incisors. Using fluoride adhesive for bonding did not affect the amount of MS in plaque in our study. Further study is needed.
文摘Background Streptococcus mutans （S. mutans） is the prime pathogen of dental caries. There are few reports that studied the relationship between S. mutans, bacteria and dental caries in permanent teeth when compared to those in primary teeth. This study aimed to detect S. mutans and bacteria of dental caries and non-caries groups in permanent teeth from a north China population by real-time polymerase chain reaction （PCR） and compare the relationship between the number of these bacteria and the prevalence of dental caries in permanent teeth.
文摘Pneumonia is a disease associated with significant healthcare burden with over 1.5 million hospitalizations annually and is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States.While community-acquired pneumonia(CAP)is generally considered an acute time-limited illness,it is associated with high long-term mortality,with nearly one-third of patients requiring hospitalization dying within one year.An increasing trend of detecting multidrug-resistant(MDR)organisms causing CAP has been observed,especially in the Western world.In this editorial,we discuss about a publication by Jatteppanavar et al which reported that a case of a MDR organism was the culprit in developing pneumonia,bacteremia,and infective endocarditis that led to the patient’s death.The early detection of these resistant organisms helps improve patient outcomes.Significant advances have been made in the biotechnological and research space,but preventive measures,diagnostic techniques,and treatment strategies need to be developed.
文摘目的:建立一种快速、简便地同时检测变形链球菌和远缘链球菌的方法。方法:以变形链球菌Dextranase基因设计引物,用PCR检测变形链球菌群细菌。结果:变形链球菌(血清型c、e、f)的PCR扩增产物为720 bp;远缘链球菌(血清型d、g)的PCR扩增产物为460 bp;道勒链球菌(血清型h)910 bp;仓鼠链球菌(血清型a),鼠链球菌(血清型b)均为1 270 bp。其它异种菌均不能扩增出产物,因此该PCR检测具有高度的特异性。从细菌纯培养物中PCR检测的敏感性为105菌落形成单位(colony-form ing un its,CFU)。结论:PCR能同时检测变形链球菌和远缘链球菌。该检测方法具有较高的敏感性和特异性,有望运用于临床检测。
文摘目的研究维吾尔族和汉族不同龋敏感儿童牙菌斑中变异链球菌和远缘链球菌的检出量,分析变异链球菌及远缘链球菌与不同民族儿童乳牙龋齿发生的关系,为不同民族儿童乳牙龋的防治提供依据。方法采用T-A克隆技术制备变异链球菌ATCC25175、远缘链球菌ATCC6715、内参基因16S rRNA的质粒标准品,应用SYBR Green I荧光定量聚合酶链反应对变异链球菌和远缘链球菌进行定量检测。结果维吾尔族儿童高龋组远缘链球菌的检出量高于汉族儿童高龋组[(1.06×105±0.43×103)copies.μL-1vs(8.29×104±1.20×104)copies.μL-1],差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),而维吾尔族、汉族儿童高龋组变异链球菌检出量比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),同时维吾尔族和汉族儿童远缘链球菌和变异链球菌的检出量高龋组均高于无龋组,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论远缘链球菌可能是维吾尔族儿童乳牙龋高发的危险因素。
