Production of antagonistic substance by Eikenella corrodens isolated from the oral cavity of human beings with and without periodontal disease

• Published in: Journal of applied microbiology Vol. 103; no. 1; pp. 245 - 251
• Main Authors: Apolônio, A.C.M, Carvalho, M.A.R, Ribas, R.N.R, Sousa-Gaia, L.G, Santos, K.V, Lana, M.A, Nicoli, J.R, Farias, L.M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2007; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Blackwell Science
• Subjects: Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; Actinomyces israelii; Acute Disease; antagonistic substance; Antibiosis; bacteriocin-like substance; Bacteriocins; Bacteriocins - biosynthesis; Bacteriological Techniques; Biological and medical sciences; biosynthesis; Candida albicans; Chronic Disease; Culture Media; ecosystems; Eggerthella lenta; Eikenella corrodens; Eikenella corrodens - metabolism; Eikenella corrodens - physiology; Eubacterium (genus); Eubacterium lentum; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Gingiva; Gingiva - microbiology; Humans; metabolism; methods; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Microbial Sensitivity Tests - methods; Microbiology; microorganisms; mouth; Mouth - microbiology; oral microbiota; patients; Peptostreptococcus anaerobius; periodontal disease; periodontitis; Periodontitis - microbiology; physiology; Porphyromonas gingivalis; Prevotella intermedia; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus mutans; Streptococcus sanguinis; Streptococcus uberis; Human; Disease; Applied microbiology; oral microbiota; Bacteriocin; Microflora; antagonistic substance; Eikenella corrodens; periodontal disease; Oral cavity; Production; bacteriocin-like substance; Bacteria; Antagonist

Antagonistic abilities may confer ecological advantages for micro-organisms in competitive ecosystems. However, reports regarding this phenomenon in Eikenella corrodens are not available. Nineteen E. corrodens strains, isolated from the oral cavity of human beings without periodontal disease (n = 5)...