title: Absorption of fibronectin from human saliva by strains of oral streptococci.
abstract: Freshly collected human submandibular/sublingual saliva contained between 1.0 and 26.1 micrograms/ml of fibronectin as determined by ELISA. 10(9) organism of 12 oral streptococcal strains tested removed between 2.6 and 89.4% of the fibronectin present in 400 microliters saliva. Fibronectin was retained in bacterial pellets after washings in buffer but could be eluted using 1 M NaCl.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ericson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tynelius-Bratthall
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology*; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005353:Fibronectins; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides