title: Bacterial and Candida adhesion to intact and denatured collagen in vitro.
abstract: Several recent reports imply the possibility of cariogenicity and periodontal disease linked to denture plaque containing Candida albicans. Adhesion of oral bacteria and Candida species to the extracellular matrix, such as type I collagen, fibronectin and denatured type I collagen, was examined by using adenosine triphosphate (ATP) analysis. The adhesion of C. albicans to intact and denatured type I collagen was significantly greater than those of oral bacteria and other species of Candida. This result suggests that C. albicans possesses the ability to adhere specifically to extracellular matrix, as compared with other Candida species or oral bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Hiroshima University School of Dentistry, 1-2-3 Kasumi Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8553, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Makihira
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nikawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamagami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamashiro
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000502:physiology*; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D003094:Collagen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000502:physiology; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D005353:Fibronectins; D003094:Collagen