Antibiotic resistance and adhesion properties of oral <it>Enterococci </it>associated to dental caries
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Enterococci </it>are increasingly associated with opportunistic infections in Humans but the role of the oral cavity as a reservoir for this species is unclear. This study aimed to explore the carriage rate of Enteroc...
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doaj-95176b83973948b18f3cf7bf774b48372020-11-25T01:55:48ZengBMCBMC Microbiology1471-21802011-06-0111115510.1186/1471-2180-11-155Antibiotic resistance and adhesion properties of oral <it>Enterococci </it>associated to dental cariesBakhrouf AminaHentati HajerMahdouani KacemZmantar TarekKouidhi Bochra<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Enterococci </it>are increasingly associated with opportunistic infections in Humans but the role of the oral cavity as a reservoir for this species is unclear. This study aimed to explore the carriage rate of Enterococci in the oral cavity of Tunisian children and their antimicrobial susceptibility to a broad range of antibiotics together with their adherence ability to abiotic and biotic surfaces.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In this study, 17 <it>E. faecalis </it>(27.5%) and 4 <it>E. faecium </it>(6.5%) were detected. The identified strains showed resistance to commonly used antibiotics. Among the 17 isolated <it>E. faecalis</it>, 12 strains (71%) were slime producers and 5 strains were non-producers. Among the 4 <it>E. faecium</it>, 2 strains were slime producers. All the tested strains were able to adhere to at least one of the two tested cell lines. Our result showed that 11 <it>E. faecalis </it>and 2 <it>E. faecium </it>strains adhered strongly to Hep-2 as well as to A549 cells.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Drugs resistance and strong biofilm production abilities together with a high phenotypic adhesion to host cells are important equipment in <it>E. faecalis </it>and <it>E. faecium </it>which lead to their oral cavity colonization and focal infections.</p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/155 |
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Bakhrouf Amina Hentati Hajer Mahdouani Kacem Zmantar Tarek Kouidhi Bochra Antibiotic resistance and adhesion properties of oral <it>Enterococci </it>associated to dental caries BMC Microbiology |
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Bakhrouf Amina Hentati Hajer Mahdouani Kacem Zmantar Tarek Kouidhi Bochra |
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Antibiotic resistance and adhesion properties of oral <it>Enterococci </it>associated to dental caries |
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Antibiotic resistance and adhesion properties of oral <it>Enterococci </it>associated to dental caries |
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Antibiotic resistance and adhesion properties of oral <it>Enterococci </it>associated to dental caries |
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Antibiotic resistance and adhesion properties of oral <it>Enterococci </it>associated to dental caries |
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Antibiotic resistance and adhesion properties of oral <it>Enterococci </it>associated to dental caries |
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antibiotic resistance and adhesion properties of oral <it>enterococci </it>associated to dental caries |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Enterococci </it>are increasingly associated with opportunistic infections in Humans but the role of the oral cavity as a reservoir for this species is unclear. This study aimed to explore the carriage rate of Enterococci in the oral cavity of Tunisian children and their antimicrobial susceptibility to a broad range of antibiotics together with their adherence ability to abiotic and biotic surfaces.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In this study, 17 <it>E. faecalis </it>(27.5%) and 4 <it>E. faecium </it>(6.5%) were detected. The identified strains showed resistance to commonly used antibiotics. Among the 17 isolated <it>E. faecalis</it>, 12 strains (71%) were slime producers and 5 strains were non-producers. Among the 4 <it>E. faecium</it>, 2 strains were slime producers. All the tested strains were able to adhere to at least one of the two tested cell lines. Our result showed that 11 <it>E. faecalis </it>and 2 <it>E. faecium </it>strains adhered strongly to Hep-2 as well as to A549 cells.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Drugs resistance and strong biofilm production abilities together with a high phenotypic adhesion to host cells are important equipment in <it>E. faecalis </it>and <it>E. faecium </it>which lead to their oral cavity colonization and focal infections.</p> |
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