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PubMed1999

Antibacterial synergistic effect of chlorhexidine and hydrogen peroxide against Streptococcus sobrinus, Streptococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus.

Chlorhexidine (CHX) and Hydrogen peroxide (HP) are potent antibacterial agents that are used in controlling dental plaque. However, both agents bear undesired side-effects. We have tested the hypothesis that an antibacterial synergistic effect can occur between the two agents against Streptococcus sobrinus, Streptococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus. We have found that at several combinations of HP and CHX an antibacterial synergistic effect does occur, while at other combinations a on-significant synergism was noticed. No antagonism between the two agents was found in our experimental system. It can be postulated that the mechanism of this synergistic effect is via alteration of the bacterial cell-surface by CHX thereby allowing for an increased amount of HP to penetrate and to react with the intercellular organelles of the bacteria. These results suggest that CHX and HP can be of use in controlling the dental plaque in the oral cavity.

Anti-Infective Agents, Local↗
PubMed2001

The role of fructans on dental biofilm formation by Streptococcus sobrinus, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus gordonii and Actinomyces viscosus.

Dental plaque biofilm plays a pivotal role in the progression of dental diseases. Polysaccharides are of great importance in the ecology of the dental biofilm. We studied the effect of fructans, glucans and a mixture of both fructans and glucans, synthesized in situ by immobilized fructosyltransferase or glucosyltransferase, on the adhesion of Streptococcus sobrinus, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus gordonii and Actinomyces viscosus to hydroxyapatite beads coated with human saliva (sHA). The adhesion of A. viscosus to sHA was found to be fructan-dependent. Adhesion of both S. sobrinus and S. mutans was found to be mediated mainly by glucans, while the adhesion of S. gordonii was found to be both glucan- and fructan-dependent. Treatment with fructanase prior to A. viscosus adhesion resulted in a significant reduction in adhesion to sHA, while adhesion of S. sobrinus, S. mutans and S. gordonii was slightly influenced by fructanase treatment. Treatment with fructanase after adhesion of S. gordonii to sHA resulted in a significant reduction in their adhesion to sHA. Our results show that fructans may play a role in the adhesion and colonization of several cariogenic bacteria to sHA, thus contributing to the formation of dental plaque biofilm.

Actinomyces viscosus↗
PubMed2004

Adaptive acid tolerance response of Streptococcus sobrinus.

Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus are the bacteria most commonly associated with human dental caries. A major virulence attribute of these and other cariogenic bacteria is acid tolerance. The acid tolerance mechanisms of S. mutans have begun to be investigated in detail, including the adaptive acid tolerance response (ATR), but this is not the case for S. sobrinus. An analysis of the ATR of two S. sobrinus strains was conducted with cells grown to steady state in continuous chemostat cultures. Compared with cells grown at neutral pH, S. sobrinus cells grown at pH 5.0 showed an increased resistance to acid killing and were able to drive down the pH through glycolysis to lower values. Unlike what is found for S. mutans, the enhanced acid tolerance and glycolytic capacities of acid-adapted S. sobrinus were not due to increased F-ATPase activities. Interestingly though, S. sobrinus cells grown at pH 5.0 had twofold more glucose phosphoenolpyruvate:sugar phosphotransferase system (PTS) activity than cells grown at pH 7.0. In contrast, glucose PTS activity was actually higher in S. mutans grown at pH 7.0 than in cells grown at pH 5.0. Silver staining of two-dimensional gels of whole-cell lysates of S. sobrinus 6715 revealed that at least 9 proteins were up-regulated and 22 proteins were down-regulated in pH 5.0-grown cells compared with cells grown at pH 7.0. Our results demonstrate that S. sobrinus is capable of mounting an ATR but that there are critical differences between the mechanisms of acid adaptation used by S. sobrinus and S. mutans.

Adaptation, Physiological↗
PubMed2001

Growth rate and biofilm thickness of Streptococcus sobrinus and Streptococcus mutans on hydroxapatite.

Bacteria in biofilm and planktonic bacteria exhibit different properties. The objective of the present study was to compare the growth rates of Streptococcus sobrinus and Streptococcus mutans on different types of biofilm with their planktonic growth rate. Our experimental model consisted of hydroxyapatite beads coated with human saliva (sHA). Glucans or fructans were synthesized in situ on sHA by immobilized cell-free glucosyltransferase or fructosyltransferase isolated from oral bacteria. S. sobrinus or S. mutans was then adsorbed onto the glucan- or fructan-coated sHA and incubated for different time intervals. The depth of the developing biofilm was measured. Our results show that growth rates of S. sobrinus and S. mutans on both fructan- and glucan-coated sHA were similar during a 23 h period. In addition, the profile was similar to the growth profile of the same planktonic bacteria. The resemblance in growth rates between planktonic and biofilm bacteria may be attributed to the thin and non-dense biofilm formed in the initial stages of the biofilm formation. The thin biofilm coat, reaching a maximal depth of 11 microm, has only imposed limited diffusion restrictions, thus not affecting the growth of the bacteria in the biofilm. Our study shows that growth of bacteria on surfaces may resemble their growth in suspension if the bacteria are not embedded in a thick dense biofilm.

Biofilms↗
PubMed1991

Differences in cariogenicity between fresh isolates of Streptococcus sobrinus and Streptococcus mutans.

Streptococcus sobrinus is known to possess cariogenic properties in vitro. It can produce acid in large amounts and it has the capacity to adhere to enamel and other surfaces. However, most studies on cariogenicity have been performed with laboratory strains that have been subcultured over long periods of time. Therefore, the cariogenicity and acidogenicity of 9 fresh isolates of both S. sobrinus and Streptococcus mutans from human dental plaque were compared. The bacteria were inoculated into the oral cavity of rats. The rats were fed diet SSP 20/5, containing 20% sucrose and 5% glucose. After the experimental period of 42 days, the amount of caries was assessed and bacterial counts were determined using monoclonal antibodies. Four out of 9 S. sobrinus strains and 3 out of 9 S. mutans strains did not colonize the rats. Colonizing strains constituted 39-78% of the total anaerobic cultivable microflora. The numbers of advanced dentinal lesions in the fissures of the rats colonized with S. mutans were significantly lower than those colonized with S. sobrinus (p less than 0.05). S. sobrinus produced acid more rapidly than S. mutans in a pH-stat system at pH values between 6.5 and 5.0 (p less than 0.01). The results indicate that fresh isolates of S. sobrinus are more cariogenic in rats than fresh isolates of S. mutans. This is possibly due to differences in glycolytic properties of these two species.

Animals↗
PubMed1994

Immunochemical study of polysaccharide antigen in Streptococcus sobrinus and Streptococcus downei with a cross-reactive monoclonal antibody.

A monoclonal antibody (mAb h-448) was prepared after cell fusion of mouse myeloma cells (SP2/0-Ag-14) to the spleen cells of mice immunised with serotype h strain (MF25) of Streptococcus downei. The antibody (IgM class) reacted in enzyme immunoassay only with whole cells as well as purified polysaccharide (PS) antigen of Streptococcus sobrinus (types d and g) and Streptococcus downei (serotype h), but not with cells or purified PS antigen from any other serotypes of the mutans group of streptococci. mAb h-448 also quantitatively precipitated in solution with the purified antigens. Competitive hapten inhibition tests demonstrated that beta-methylgalactopyranoside inhibited the reaction most strongly. Although rhamnose also showed a substantial inhibitory effect, the results of this study indicate that the antigenic determinant of the PS antigen has a structure similar to the beta-methylgalactopyranoside molecule.

Antibodies, Bacterial↗
PubMed1988

Homology of glucosyltransferase gene and protein sequences from Streptococcus sobrinus and Streptococcus mutans.

The sequences of glucosyltransferase genes from Streptococcus sobrinus (gtfI) and Streptococcus mutans (gftB) were compared and show a high degree of homology. There is a 57.7% homology of nucleotides in the genes and a 56.7% homology of amino acids in the deduced protein sequences. The G + C content for the protein-coding region is 43.6% for S. sobrinus and 41.2% for S. mutans. Internal repeating sequences present in both proteins exhibit some difference in sequence pattern.

Amino Acid Sequence↗
PubMed1991

Immunological relationships between glucosyltransferases synthesizing insoluble glucan from Streptococcus cricetus, Streptococcus sobrinus and Streptococcus downei.

The Mr values and isoelectric points of glucosyltransferases synthesizing insoluble glucan (GTF-Is) were determined, and the immunological relationships between them studied. The GTF-I enzymes were from Streptococcus cricetus (mutans group serotype a), Streptococcus sobrinus (mutans group serotypes d and g) and Streptococcus downei (mutans group serotype h). By double immunodiffusion tests, the GTF-I enzymes from the three species possessed a common antigenic determinant; in addition, the GTF-I enzymes of serotypes d, g and h shared a further determinant. The S. sobrinus serotypes d and g GTF-I enzymes were immunologically identical. The GTF-I enzymes of S. sobrinus serotypes d and g, and of S. downei, had an Mr of 161,000 and isoelectric points of 4.8-4.9, while S. cricetus GTF-I had a lower Mr (150,000) and a higher isoelectric point (5.2). This suggests that the S. cricetus GTF-I enzyme may lack a sequence of amino acids which include the determinant shared by S. sobrinus and S. downei GTF-I enzymes. Antibodies specific to the determinant shared by all four serotypes inhibited the homologous and heterologous enzymes by 94-100%.

Bacterial Proteins↗
PubMed2004

Expression of the gtfI gene from Streptococcus sobrinus in Streptococcus anginosus using integration-mediated transformation system.

We have constructed a Streptococcus anginosus transformant expressing the gtfI gene from Streptococcus sobrinus, using a previously developed integration-mediated transformation system to introduce foreign genes onto the oral streptococcal chromosome, and attempted to evaluate the gene expression. In this system, one cloning plasmid and three pACYC184 derivatives, anchor, heterodimer, and integration plasmids were used for the construction of a series of integrants via homologous recombination. A portion of S. sobrinus gtfI gene devoid of approximately 1 kb of the 5'-region derived from pMD39 was cloned into the integration plasmid and introduced onto the S. anginosus chromosome. Next, the polymerase chain reaction product corresponding to 2.0 kb of the 5'-region of the gtfI gene from S. sobrinus chromosome was further cloned into the cloning plasmid, and the intact gtfI gene was reconstructed following integration. The final S. anginosus integrant successfully secreted the enzymatically active gtfI gene products and extracellular enzyme was characterized. This enzyme produced water-insoluble glucans and glucan-forming activity was stimulated by the addition of dextranT10. When this integrant was grown in Todd-Hewitt broth supplemented with sucrose, the integrant adhered to the glass surface in vitro and this integrant exhibited the different colony morphology on Mitis-Salivarius agar plates compared to S. sobrinus and S. anginosus. These observations strongly suggest that the construction of S. anginosus integrant expressing S. sobrinus gtfI gene using this transformation system may be an effective means of analysis of cariogenic biofilm formation.

Bacterial Proteins↗
PubMed1989

Homology between surface protein antigen genes of Streptococcus sobrinus and Streptococcus mutans.

The structural gene (pag gene) for a 210 kDa protein antigen of Streptococcus sobrinus serotype g was cloned and compared with that (pac gene) of a 190 kDa protein antigen of Streptococcus mutans serotype c. Immunodiffusion analysis revealed that the product of the pag gene immunologically cross-reacted with that of the pac gene. Southern blot and nucleotide sequence analyses revealed that a significant homology existed between the middle regions of the two structural genes.

Amino Acid Sequence↗
PubMed1988

Synergistic antibacterial effects of copper and hexetidine against Streptococcus sobrinus and Streptococcus sanguis.

The aim of this study was to determine whether a combination of copper and hexetidine had a synergistic antibacterial effect against Streptococcus sobrinus OMZ 176 and S. sanguis 10556. Concentration ranges of the test agents alone and in combination were prepared by serial dilutions in microtiter trays with brain-heart infusion (BHI) broth as the bacterial growth medium. After incubation at 37 degrees C for 24 h, the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), corresponding to the lowest concentration showing no visible growth, was determined. Evaluated by the fractional inhibitory concentration index, a strong synergistic effect ranging from 0.39 to 0.40 was observed. A similar effect was also demonstrated by growth curves, which were constructed on the basis of growth in BHI broth with addition of MIC/4 of each agent alone or MIC/8 of each agent in combination. A probable explanation for these findings is that the surface-active hexetidine molecule alters the bacterial cell surfaces and thereby enables an increased amount of copper to be transported into the cell.

Copper↗
PubMed1996

Characterization of a P1-deficient strain of Streptococcus mutans that expresses the SpaA protein of Streptococcus sobrinus.

The Streptococcus sobrinus SpaA protein and the Streptococcus mutans P1 protein share 66% sequence homology at the amino acid level. To determine if the SpaA protein can be expressed in S. mutans and functionally replace the P1 protein, the spaA gene of S. sobrinus 6715 was isolated from plasmid pX1303 and inserted into the Escherichia coli-Streptococcus shuttle vector pVA838. The resulting plasmid pX1600 was transformed into the P1-deficient strain S. mutans 834 that has defects in saliva-mediated aggregation and in the ability to adhere to saliva-coated hydroxyapatite surfaces. Western blot (immunoblot) analysis of cellular protein fractions of S. mutans 834 (pX1600) detected in mutanolysin-solubilized cell walls a major protein of 210 kDa with an electrophoretic mobility similar to that of S. sobrinus SpaA protein and a minor 210-kDa protein and a major 64-kDa protein in the extracellular protein fraction. Analysis of virulence traits showed that expression of SpaA protein by S. mutans 834(pX1600) cells had restored the ability of the S. mutans 834 cells to aggregate in the presence of saliva or salivary agglutinin but not to adhere to saliva-coated hydroxyapatite. This cell aggregation was inhibited specifically by antisera to S. sobrinus SpaA protein. These results indicate that SpaA plays a role in the virulence of S. sobrinus by specifically interacting with fluid-phase salivary agglutinin to mediate cell aggregation.

Agglutinins↗
PubMed1989

Uptake of 14C-xylitol by xylitol-cultured Streptococcus sobrinus ATCC 27352 and Streptococcus mitis ATCC 36249 in vitro.

The effect of three successive cultures in the presence of 6% xylitol on the uptake of 14C-xylitol was studied using resting cells of Streptococcus sobrinus ATCC 27352 and Streptococcus mitis ATCC 36249. In the case of S. mitis, the three successive cultures did not alter the growth inhibition observed in the presence of xylitol. In the case of S. sobrinus, however, growth inhibition decreased. The 14C-xylitol uptake experiments also demonstrated that uptake of xylitol by S. sobrinus was decreased by culture in the presence of xylitol. Previous 14C-xylitol uptake levels were, however, re-established by culturing S. sobrinus in the presence of glucose alone. Culture in the presence of xylitol did not affect 14C-xylitol uptake in the case of S. mitis. These results show that S. sobrinus and S. mitis differ in the ways they handle of exogenous xylitol, and that uptake of xylitol by S. sobrinus could be reversibly regulated by addition xylitol to the growth medium.

Cell Division↗
PubMed1991

Intracellular xylitol-phosphate hydrolysis and efflux of xylitol in Streptococcus sobrinus.

The parental strain Streptococcus sobrinus (Streptococcus mutans ATCC 27352), which is known to transport, phosphorylate and accumulate xylitol intracellularly as nonmetabolizable xylitol-phosphate (xylitol-sensitive (XS) strain) and its xylitol-resistant (XR) spontaneous mutant were used to further investigate the inhibitory action of xylitol on oral streptococci. Fructose-grown XR cells did not accumulate xylitol-phosphate, indicating that the inducible fructose PTS is incapable of transporting the pentitol. The intracellularly accumulated pentitol-phosphate by the XS cells did not prevent the subsequent uptake and degradation of glucose or fructose, despite a drop in the PEP pool and a 50% inhibition of the glucose but not the fructose catabolism. Intracellular dephosphorylation of the pentitol-phosphate and release of xylitol in the extracellular medium resulted in a rapid decrease of the intracellular level of this nonmetabolizable product. A Mg(++)- or Mn(++)-independent sugar-phosphate hydrolysing activity capable of splitting xylitol-phosphate was demonstrated in both XS and XR strains. Preincubation in the presence of N1-ethylmaleimide (NEM) and xylitol or NEM and fructose resulted in the subsequent inhibition of both xylitol uptake and efflux. The efflux kinetic at various temperatures is compatible with a facilitated diffusion by the phosphotransferase system EIIfru without, however, excluding the existence of an additional exit route, but it excludes a simple diffusion exit process. The results are consistent with the existence of a xylitol futile cycle contributing to the growth inhibition of S. sobrinus by the pentitol without excluding a toxic effect of xylitol-phosphate. Discrepancies in the literature on the action of xylitol on S. mutans could be explained in the light of the evidence presented.

Dental Plaque↗
PubMed1989

Effect of a bacteriocin-producing strain of Streptococcus sobrinus on infection and establishment of Streptococcus mutans on tooth surfaces in rats.

The effect of bacteriocin produced by Streptococcus sobrinus MT6223 on infection and establishment of Streptococcus mutans MT6222 was studied in specific pathogen-free rats. These strains were isolated from a carious lesion of a single subject. S. mutans MT6222 was found to be susceptible to the growth inhibitory action of S. sobrinus MT6223. When simultaneously inoculated into the oral cavity of rats, even a small inoculum (10(5) CFU) of S. sobrinus MT6223 completely inhibited colonization of S. mutans MT6222 on the tooth surface. Also, S. sobrinus MT6223 eliminated S. mutans MT6222 when MT6223 (10(8) CFU) was inoculated 2 days after the inoculation of 10(8) CFU cells of MT6222. Similar results were obtained in dental plaque samples from the tooth surface and the fissures of the upper molars at the end of the experiment. However, when S. sobrinus MT6223 (10(8) CFU) was inoculated 2 weeks after the inoculation of S. mutans MT6222 (10(8) CFU), MT6223 coexisted with MT6222. However, the plaque samples showed that MT6223 inhibited the establishment of MT6222 on smooth surfaces, but not in fissures. In addition, MT6223 protected against subsequent infection with MT6222. However, a nonbacteriocinogenic mutant of S. sobrinus MT6223 did not inhibit the infection and establishment of S. mutans MT6222.

Animals↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Susceptibility of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus to cell wall inhibitors and development of a novel selective medium for S. sobrinus.

Representative strains of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus showed differences in susceptibility to members of the monobactam group of beta-lactam antibiotics: S. sobrinus was less sensitive than S. mutans. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of aztreonam (AZT) and carumonam, both of which belong to this group, were 2,000 microg/ml for S. sobrinus and 125 microg/ml for S. mutans. Further addition of fosfomycin, bacitracin and sodium chloride to Mitis Salivarius agar (MS) supplemented with AZT resulted in growth inhibition of S. mutans and oral streptococci other than S. sobrinus, and was therefore used as a selective medium for S. sobrinus (MS-SOB medium). The average growth recovery of laboratory and clinically isolated strains of S. sobrinus on MS-SOB medium was 74.1% compared to that on MS medium. Seventy-eight percent of clinical samples in which S. sobrinus was detected yielded pure growth of S. sobrinus on MS-SOB medium.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗
PubMed1990

Molecular cloning and characterization of the spaB gene of Streptococcus sobrinus.

A gene of Streptococcus sobrinus 6715 (serotype g) designated spaB and encoding a surface protein antigen was isolated from a cosmid gene bank. A 5.4 kb HindIII/AvaI DNA fragment containing the gene was inserted into plasmid pBR322 to yield plasmid pXI404. Analysis of plasmid-encoded gene products showed that the 5.4 kb fragment of pXI404 encoded a 195 kDa protein. Southern blot experiments revealed that the 5.4 kb chromosomal insert DNA had sequence similarity with genomic DNA of S. sobrinus 6715, S. sobrinus B13 (serotype d) and Streptococcus cricetus HS6 (serotype a). The recombinant SpaB protein (rSpaB) was purified and monospecific antiserum was prepared. With immunological techniques and the anti-rSpaB serum, we have shown: (1) that the rSpaB protein has physico-chemical and antigenic identity with the S. sobrinus SpaB protein, (2) the presence of cross-reactive proteins in the extracellular protein of serotypes a and d of the mutans group of streptococci and (3) that the SpaB protein is expressed on the surface of mutans streptococcal serotypes a, d and g.

Antigens, Bacterial↗
PubMed1994

Overproduction of a dextranase inhibitor by Streptococcus sobrinus mutants.

An inhibitor of Streptococcus sobrinus endodextranase was detected in the extracellular fractions of UAB66 mutants identified following ethyl methanesulfonate mutagenesis as either devoid of dextranase activity (Dex-) or overproducing water-soluble glucan. The two groups of mutants had the same phenotype and displayed no dextranase activity in assays of extracellular fractions (H. Murchison, S. Larrimore, and R. Curtiss III, Infect. Immun. 34:1044-1055, 1981) and had been shown to be defective in adherence (Adh-) and capable of inhibiting adherence of wild-type strains during cocultivation in vitro (H. Murchison, S. Larrimore, and R. Curtiss III, Infect. Immun. 50:826-832, 1985) and in vivo in gnotobiotic rats (K. Takada, T. Shiota, R. Curtiss III, and S. M. Michalek, Infect. Immun. 50:833-843, 1985). By analysis of proteins in Western blots (immunoblots) and following blue dextran-sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (BD-SDS-PAGE), it was demonstrated that these Dex- mutants did synthesize enzymatically active dextranase. From the results of mixing experiments, it was determined that these Dex- Adh- mutants produced enhanced amounts of a cell surface-localized or a cell-associated dextranase inhibitor (Dei). Dei was heat stable but trypsin sensitive. By adding excess dextranase following BD-SDS-PAGE, Dei was detected as blue bands with apparent molecular masses of 43, 40, 37, 27, and 23 kDa. Dei competitively inhibits dextranase activity and is synthesized by wild-type S. sobrinus strains, with the amount varying depending upon growth medium and stage in the growth cycle. R. M. Hamelik and M. M. McCabe (Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 106:875-880, 1982) previously described a Dei in a wild-type S. sobrinus strain.

Bacterial Adhesion↗