J 2009

Lactobacillus spp. associated with early childhood caries

ŠVEC, Pavel, Ivo SEDLÁČEK, Lenka ŽÁČKOVÁ, Dana NOVÁKOVÁ, Martina KUKLETOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Lactobacillus spp. associated with early childhood caries

Name in Czech

Lactobacillus spp. izolované se zubního kazu v dočasné dentici

Authors

ŠVEC, Pavel (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Ivo SEDLÁČEK (203 Czech Republic), Lenka ŽÁČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Dana NOVÁKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic) and Martina KUKLETOVÁ (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Folia Microbiologica, 2009, 0015-5632

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.978

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/09:00035303

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

UT WoS

000265832800008

Keywords in English

Lactobacillus; early childhood caries; identification; taxonomy

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 18/6/2009 12:08, doc. RNDr. Pavel Švec, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

A group of 69 lactobacilli was isolated from caries lesions and root canals of early childhood caries (ECC) affected children treated in the Department of Pedodontics (Children's Teaching Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic). Biochemical and physiological properties of all strains were characterized by API 50CH kit and conventional tube tests. The rep-PCR fingerprinting with the (GTG)5 primer was used for genotypic grouping of the isolates. The (GTG)5-PCR fingerprinting grouped all analyzed strains into a few clusters in nearly full agreement with phenotype dentification results and clarified the taxonomic position of 13 biochemically unidentified strains. In total, 20 strains of Lactobacillus fermentum, 17 L. rhamnosus, 14 L. casei/paracasei, 7 L. gasseri, 7 L. salivarius and 4 L. plantarum were identified. Mixtures of two or even three Lactobacillus spp. were isolated from a few root canal content samples. Results obtained by biotyping and (GTG)5-PCR were generally comparable except for L. gasseri strains that were not biochemically identified. The (GTG)5-PCR fingerprinting was shown to be quicker, easier to perform and more reliable than biotyping. Our results imply this molecular method as a good tool for screening and identification of Lactobacillus spp. inhabiting dental plaque.

In Czech

Prace popisuje výsledek identifikace 69 kmenů laktobacilů izolovaných ze zubního kazu v dočasné dentici s vyuzitím metody (GTG)5-PCR fingerprinting.

Links

MSM0021622416, plan (intention)
Name: Diverzita biotických společenstev a populací: kauzální analýza variability v prostoru a čase
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Diversity of Biotic Communities and Populations: Causal Analysis of variation in space and time
1M0528, research and development project
Name: Stomatologické výzkumné centrum
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Dental research centre