title: beta-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminidase activity of oral nutritionally variant streptococci.
abstract: The ability of nutritionally variant streptococci from the oral cavity to produce beta-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminidase (NAGase) activity was studied. Of the three biotypes analyzed, the strains belonging to biotype III were all shown to produce detectable amounts of both cell-associated and excreted NAGase activity; some strains, but not all of biotype II, were also good NAGase producers, whilst strains of biotype I were not. NVS may contribute to the production of NAGase activity found in human saliva.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Microbiologia, Università di Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lampis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pinducciu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pompei
mesh_terms: D000118:Acetylglucosaminidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D000118:Acetylglucosaminidase