Rapid procedure for acid adaptation of oral lactic-acid bacteria and further characterization of the response

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-148

  Ma, Yousheng ^a   Curran, Timothy M ^a   Marquis, Robert E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid adaptation; Oral lactic acid bacteria; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

SUGAR;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MICROBIOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS;

EID: 0030979095     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-019     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Belli, W.A., and Marquis, R.E. 1991. Adaptation of Streptococcus mutans and Enterococcus faecalis to acid stress in continuous culture. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 57: 1134-1138.
2. Belli, W.A., and Marquis, R.E. 1994. Cataholite modification of acid tolerance of Streptococcus mutans GS-5. Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 9: 29-34.
3. Belli, W.A., Buckley, D.H., and Marquis, R.E. 1995. Weak acid effects and fluoride inhibition of glycolysis by Streptococcus mutans GS-5. Can. J. Microbiol. 41: 785-791.
4. Bender, G.R., Sutton, S.V.W., and Marquis, R.E. 1986. Acid tolerance, proton permeabilities, and membrane ATPases of oral streptococci. Infect. Immun. 53: 331-338.
5. Casiano-Colón, A., and Marquis, R.E. 1988. Role of the arginine deiminase system in protecting oral bacteria and an enzymatic basis for acid tolerance. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 54: 1318-1324.
6. Curran, T.M., Lieou, J., and Marquis, R.E. 1995. Arginine deiminase system and acid adaptation of oral streptococci. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61: 4494-4496.
7. Hamilton, I.R., and Buckley, N.D. 1991. Adaptation of Streptococcus mutans to acid tolerance. Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 6: 1318-1324.
8. Hartke, A., Bouche, S., Gansel, X., Boutibonnes, P., and Auffray, Y. 1994. Starvation-induced stress resistance in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis IL1403. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60: 3474-3478.
9. Kashket, E.R. 1987. Bioenergetics of lactic acid bacteria: cytoplasmic pH and osmotolerance. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 46: 233-244.
10. Quivey, R.Q., Jr., Faustoferri, R.C., Clancy, K.A., and Marquis, R.E. 1995. Acid adaptation in Streptococcus mutans UA159 alleviates sensitization to environmental stress due to RecA deficiency. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 126: 257-262.
11. Rowbury, R.J. 1995. An assessment of environmental factors influencing acid tolerance and sensitivity in Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp. and other enterobacteria. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 20: 333-337.
12. Schachtele, C.F., and Jensen, M.E. 1982. Comparison of methods for monitoring changes in the pH of human dental plaque. J. Dent. Res. 61: 1117-1125.
13. Sissons, C.H., and Hancock, E.M. 1993. Urease activity in Streptococcus salivarius at low pH. Arch. Oral Biol. 38: 507-516.
14. Terleckyj, B., Willett, N.P., and Shockman, G.D. 1975. Growth of several cariogenic strains of oral streptococci in a chemically defined medium. Infect. Immun. 11: 649-655.