title: Bacteriophage isolation from human saliva.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To detect bacteriophages for Gram-positive oral pathogens in human saliva.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Saliva samples from 31 donors were screened for the presence of bacteriophages for Streptococcus sobrinus, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus salivarius, Actinomyces viscosus and Enterococcus faecalis. Bacteriophages for Enterococcus faecalis were found in seven samples. Enterococcus faecalis phages were still present in saliva re-collected from one donor one month, and one year after initial saliva collection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The presence and stability of the Enterococcus faecalis bacteriophages in human saliva suggests a possible role of these bacteriophages in the oral ecosystem.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Phage therapy as a way to control oral bacteria might be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Biology, The Hebrew University - Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. bgilad@md2.huji.ac.il
authors.forename: Gilad
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bachrach
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leizerovici-Zigmond
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zlotkin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naor
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Steinberg
mesh_terms: D016924:Actinomyces viscosus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010582:Bacteriophage lambda / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001483:Base Sequence; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S