title: Sorption of Streptococci to glass: Effects of macromolecular solutes.
abstract: Macromolecular solutes (albumin, concanavalin A, whole saliva, serum) caused impaired sorption of Streptococcus faecium and Streptococcus sanguis to glass. The inhibitory effect resided chiefly with interactions of the solutes with the glass surface. In the case of sorption of S. sanguis to glass in the presence of parotid fluid, the inhibitory effect was counteracted by a specific attachment of S. sanguis cells mediated by some component(s) of the parotid fluid. Agglutination of the test organisms was in general accompanied by inhibition of sorption. However, when small or unstable aggregates were formed, the number of cells adhering on the glass surface was increased. The findings are discussed with reference to the colonization of teeth by oral bacteria.
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000418:Albumins / Q000494:pharmacology; D002122:Calcium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005898:Glass; D008954:Models, Biological; D011108:Polymers; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D013298:Streptococcus sanguis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000418:Albumins; D011108:Polymers; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides; D003208:Concanavalin A; D002122:Calcium Chloride