Bacteriocin production by Fusobacterium isolates recovered from the oral cavity of human subjects with and without periodontal disease and of marmosets

• Published in: Research in microbiology Vol. 149; no. 8; pp. 585 - 594
• Main Authors: Oliveira, A.A.P., Farias, L.M., Nicoli, J.R., Costa, J.E., Carvalho, M.A.R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paris Elsevier SAS 01.09.1998; Elsevier
• Subjects: Anaerobic bacteria, Antagonistic substances, Marmoset; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Animals; Antagonism, Fusobacterium, Bacteriocin, Mouth; Antagonisme, Fusobacterium, Bactériocine, Bouche; Antibiosis; Bacteria - growth & development; Bacteriocins - biosynthesis; Bacteriology; Bactéries anaérobies, Substances antagonistes, Ouistiti; Biological and medical sciences; Callithrix; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fusobacterium; Fusobacterium - growth & development; Fusobacterium - isolation & purification; Fusobacterium - metabolism; Humans; Microbial ecology; Microbiology; Mouth - microbiology; Normal microflora of man and animals. Rumen; Pathogenicity, virulence, toxins, bacteriocins, pyrogens, host-bacteria relations, miscellaneous strains; Periodontal Diseases - microbiology; Antagonisme, Fusobacterium, Bactériocine, Bouche; Antagonism, Fusobacterium, Bacteriocin, Mouth; Bactéries anaérobies, Substances antagonistes, Ouistiti; Anaerobic bacteria, Antagonistic substances, Marmoset; Human; Animal microorganism relation; Callithrix penicillata; Callithrix jacchus; Fusobacterium; Bacteriocin; Monkey; Microflora; Bacteroidaceae; Oral cavity; Vertebrata; Antagonism; Mammalia; Anaerobe; Primates; Simioidea; Bacteria
• ISSN: 0923-2508; 1769-7123
• DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(99)80006-0

Bacteriocin production has been studied in very few anaerobic bacteria, and no report is available for Fusobacterium species. In the present study a total of 167 Fusobacterium isolates were tested for bacteriocin production: 70 isolates were obtained from the oral cavity of patients with periodontal...