title: Salivary nitrate and nitrite may have antimicrobial effects on Desulfovibrio species.
abstract: The antibacterial effects of salivary nitrate/nitrite on the growth of three Desulfovibrio species were examined. The bacteria did not grow on plates with ≥ 0.2 mM nitrate or ≥ 1.0 mM nitrite. They were also incubated in filter-sterilized saliva. D. desulfuricans was reduced on the order of >10(2) compared with the control solution (phosphate-buffered saline) in nine out of the 10 participants.
authors: Department of Home Economics, Faculty of Education, Iwate University.
authors: Takahiro
authors: T
authors: Mitsui
authors: Masatoshi
authors: M
authors: Fujihara
authors: Ryô
authors: R
authors: Harasawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003901:Desulfovibrio / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009566:Nitrates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009573:Nitrites / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009566:Nitrates; D009573:Nitrites