Aderência às células epiteliais bucais e hidrofobicidade de Fusobacterium nucleatum isolados de humanos e macacos Cebus apella

Authors

  • Elerson Gaetti-Jardim Junior
  • Luís F. Landucci
  • Mario J. Campos-Avila

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/bds.2002.v5i3.172

Abstract

O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar, em termos comparativos, a aderência às células epiteliais bucais e a determinação da hidrofobicidade celular de Fusobacterium nucleatum obtidos da cavidade bucal de humanos e de primatas Cebus apella. Foram testados 49 isolados de F. nucleatum de pacientes com doença periodontal; 21 isolados de indivíduos periodontalmente sadios e 10 isolados de macacos. A maioria dos isolados de F. nucleatum, independentemente da origem, aderiram moderadamente  30% a 50%), sendo que os isolados de pacientes com doença periodontal apresentaram maior capacidade de adesão às células epiteliais bucais. Os isolados mostraram-se, em sua grande maioria, hidrofílicos, não se observando diferença significativa entre os isolados de humanos e C. apella (P=0,189). Não houve correlação significativa entre hidrofobicidade celular e adesão às células epiteliais bucais.

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Published

2010-08-09

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2002)

Section

Clinical or Laboratorial Research

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