The use of a rapid assay to detect the neuraminidase production in oral Porphyromonas spp. isolated from dogs and humans

Autor(es)

de Assis, Paulo R. G. R. ^[1] ; Nakano, Viviane ^[1] ; Senhorinho, Gerusa N. A. ^[1] ; Avila-Campos, Mario J. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Anaerobe Lab, Dept Microbiol, Inst Biomed Sci, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Journal of Microbiological Methods; v. 94, n. 3, p. 159-160, SEP 2013.
• Citações Web of Science: 1

Resumo

Neuraminidase was produced by 32.1% and 28.5% of Porphyromonas from dogs with and without periodontitis, respectively; and by 31.8% of bacteria from humans. The presence of neuraminidase in Porphyromonas spp. suggests that this enzyme can be involved with the pathogenesis of the periodontal disease, and the use of this assay to detect the neuraminidase production in oral Porphyromonas species is suggested. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 09/03792-0 - Expressão dos genes bmeABC de bombas de efluxo de Bacteroides fragilis em Escherichia coli, caracterização do perfil de substrato das bombas bmeABC e sua relação com a resistência aos antimicrobianos
• Beneficiário: Viviane Nakano
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Jovens Pesquisadores