Ribotype diversity of Actinomyces with similar intraoral tropism but different types of N-acetyl-beta-D-galactosamine binding specificity.
Sixty-three isolates of Actinomyces naeslundii genospecies 1 and 2 and Actinomyces odontolyticus from three subjects clustered into 22 ribotypes. Unique ribotypes were found in the subjects and within individual tissue sites (bucca, tooth and tongue). A odontolyticus ribotypes shared tongue-specific binding properties, while those of genospecies 1 and 2 from buccal and tooth surfaces shared different types of N-acetyl-beta-D-galactosamine binding specificity.
Hallberg
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Department of Cariology, Faculty of Odontology, University of Umeå, Sweden.
Holm
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Hammarström
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Kalfas
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Strömberg
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D000116:Acetylgalactosamine / Q000378:metabolism; D000190:Actinomyces / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000235:genetics; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D010455:Peptides / Q000378:metabolism; D055232:Proline-Rich Protein Domains; D011485:Protein Binding; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides / Q000378:metabolism
D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D010455:Peptides; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides; D000116:Acetylgalactosamine