Neuraminidase-activated Attachment of Actinomyces naeslundii ATCC 12104 to Human Buccal Epithelial Cells
- 1 October 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 62 (10) , 1038-1040
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345830620100501
Abstract
The attachment of Actinomyces naeslundii ATCC 12104 to human buccal epithelial cells pre-treated with neuraminidase (sialidase) was evaluated. Both commercial clostridial neuraminidase and neuraminidase preparations from the test strain of A. naeslundii enhanced attachment. The results suggest that the A. naeslundii β-galactoside-seeking ligand involved in hemagglutination and interbacterial coaggregation also mediates one type of binding to human buccal epithelial cells.This publication has 31 references indexed in Scilit:
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