title: Attachment of Mycoplasma salivarium and Mycoplasma orale to glass surfaces.
abstract: Mycoplasma salivarium ATCC 23064 and 24 other oral strains, and Mycoplasma orale ATCC 15539 and 22 other oral strains were examined quantitatively for attachment to glass surfaces by using ELISA method. Although all of the tested strains attached to glass surfaces, M. salivarium attached far more readily than M. orale. The results suggested that electrostatic bonds were involved in the attachment and that bivalent metal ions also played a role.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Bacteriology, Hokkaido University School of Dentistry.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yukitake
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals / Q000378:metabolism; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000502:physiology*; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology; D014070:Tooth / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D008670:Metals