INFLUENCE OF LECTINS ON ADHESION OF STREPTOCOCCUS-SALIVARIUS TO BUCCAL EPITHELIAL-CELLS

Authors
SIMIONATO MRL MAYER MPA CAI S DELORENZO JL ZELANTE F
Citation
Mrl. Simionato et al., INFLUENCE OF LECTINS ON ADHESION OF STREPTOCOCCUS-SALIVARIUS TO BUCCAL EPITHELIAL-CELLS, Revista de Microbiologia, 25(2), 1994, pp. 83-85
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Revista de Microbiologia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00013714
Volume
25
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
83 - 85
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-3714(1994)25:2<83:IOLOAO>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
In this study, the influence of pretreating buccal epithelial cells wi th purified preparations of lectins extracted from food on S. salivari us cell adhesion was investigated. All lectins lead to an increase in the number of adhered bacteria, except for the lectin from potato, sug gesting that dietary lectins may play an important role on buccal colo nization by S. salivarius.