Natural defense by saliva and mucosa against oral infection by leptospira

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 383-389

  Asoh, Tatsuma ^a   Saito, Mitsumasa ^a   Villanueva, Sharon Y A M ^a   Kanemaru, Takaaki ^b   Gloriani, Nina ^c   Yoshida, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

Author keywords

And gastric acid; Leptospira; Mucosa; Oral infection; Saliva

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GLYCOSIDASE; MITOGENIC AGENT; PERIODATE; PERIODIC ACID;

BACTERIUM; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DRINKING WATER; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; INFECTIVITY; MUCUS; ORAL HEALTH; PATHOGEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALIVA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIRA; MALE; MOUTH INFECTION; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; SALIVA; STOMACH ACID; SYRIAN HAMSTER; ACIDE GASTRIQUE; AND GASTRIC ACID; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; HAMSTER; HEAT; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTION ORALE; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MESOCRICETUS; METABOLISM; MUQUEUSE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVE;

CRICETINAE; LEPTOSPIRA;

ACIDE GASTRIQUE; AND GASTRIC ACID; INFECTION ORALE; LEPTOSPIRA; MUCOSA; MUQUEUSE; ORAL INFECTION; SALIVA; SALIVE;

AGGLUTINATION; ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; GASTRIC ACID; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MITOGENS; MOUTH MUCOSA; PERIODIC ACID; SALIVA;

EID: 84907967710     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2014-0016     Document Type: Article

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