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Who will win the race in childrens' oral cavities? Streptococcus mutans or beneficial lactic acid bacteria?

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dc.creator Gungor, O. E.
dc.creator Dincer, E.
dc.creator Kirzioglu, Zühal
dc.creator Kivanc, M.
dc.date 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2021-12-03T11:19:57Z
dc.date.available 2021-12-03T11:19:57Z
dc.identifier 34c761fe-c3c3-4eb0-9c40-51ff9ca16cd6
dc.identifier 10.3920/bm2012.0055
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/34c761fe-c3c3-4eb0-9c40-51ff9ca16cd6/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/90843
dc.description Adhesion to oral soft and hard tissue is crucial for bacterial colonisation in the mouth. The aim of this work was to select strains of oral lactic acid bacteria that could be used as probiotics for oral health. To this end, the adhesive properties of some lactic acid bacteria were investigated. Seventeen lactic acid bacteria including two Streptococcus mutans strains were isolated from the oral cavity of healthy children, while other strains were isolated from fermented meat products. The bacterial strains were applied to teeth surfaces covered with saliva or without saliva. A significant diversity in adhesion capacity to teeth surfaces among the lactic acid bacteria was observed. Lactic acid bacteria isolated from the oral cavity adhered the best to teeth surfaces covered with saliva, whereas lactic acid bacteria isolated from fermented meat samples adhered the best to tooth surface without saliva. All strains of lactic acid bacteria were able to reduce the number of S. mutans cells, in particular on saliva-coated tooth surface. Therefore, they might have potential as probiotics for the oral cavity.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title Who will win the race in childrens' oral cavities? Streptococcus mutans or beneficial lactic acid bacteria?
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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