TY - JOUR
T1 - Cell surface hydrophobicity of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Y4
AU - Kozlovsky, A.
AU - Metzger, Z.
AU - Eli, I.
PY - 1987/7
Y1 - 1987/7
N2 - Abstract Oral bacteria colonize the dento‐gingival tissues in a selective manner. Hydrophobic reactions have been suggested as one of the major mechanisms of adhesion. Hydrophobicity of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Y4 (Aa) cells was studied in vitro using adherence to the liquid hydrocarbon, octane. Adherence of Aa cells to octane varied from 60–90%, depending on the medium in which they were grown, age of the culture and the buffer in which the assay was carried out. These data suggest that Aa is a hydrophobic bacterium, the hydrophobicity of which is expressed to a varying degree, and may have a role in its adherence to oral tissues.
AB - Abstract Oral bacteria colonize the dento‐gingival tissues in a selective manner. Hydrophobic reactions have been suggested as one of the major mechanisms of adhesion. Hydrophobicity of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Y4 (Aa) cells was studied in vitro using adherence to the liquid hydrocarbon, octane. Adherence of Aa cells to octane varied from 60–90%, depending on the medium in which they were grown, age of the culture and the buffer in which the assay was carried out. These data suggest that Aa is a hydrophobic bacterium, the hydrophobicity of which is expressed to a varying degree, and may have a role in its adherence to oral tissues.
KW - Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
KW - hydrophobic
KW - juvanile periodontitis
KW - octane
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-051X.1987.tb00986.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1600-051X.1987.tb00986.x
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AN - SCOPUS:0023373167
SN - 0303-6979
VL - 14
SP - 370
EP - 372
JO - Journal of Clinical Periodontology
JF - Journal of Clinical Periodontology
IS - 6
ER -