131 Streptococcal Species

Friday, March 23, 2012: 2 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Session Type: Poster Session
1.25 CE hours
920
The Effect of Nicotine on Streptococcus mutans Anaerobic Growth
M. ALDOSARI1, R. HUANG2, M. LI3, A. ALDOSARI1, and R.L. GREGORY4, 1College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2Department of Oral Biology, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, 3Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, 4Dept. of Oral Biology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
921
Influence of Tea Polyphenols and Nicotine on Streptococcus Mutans Growth
J. FOLTZ1, M. LI2, R. HUANG2, and R. GREGORY2, 1Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 2Dept of Oral Biology, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN
922
Acidogenesis and Acid Tolerance of Mutans Streptococci in Carious Lesions
T. WONG, A. VO, S. CHAUDHRY, G. SIMMONS, J. HACKER, M. CITO, J. PETERSON, J. ENGLE, E. PALMER, T. MAIER, and C. MACHIDA, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
923
Acid-Tolerant Mutans Streptococci Strains Prefer Composite Surfaces in Selected Patients
E. PALMER, J. OOI, W. MARRA, T. WONG, A. VO, A. TREVOR, M. CITO, E. ROBINSON, K. BEDFORD, S. CHAUDHRY, G. SIMMONS, J. HACKER, J. PETERSON, J. ENGLE, T. MAIER, and C. MACHIDA, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
924
Carious Lesions and Enamel Surfaces Harbor Distinct Mutans Streptococci Strains
E. ROBINSON, K. BEDFORD, A. TREVOR, M. CITO, J. OOI, W. MARRA, S. CHAUDHRY, G. SIMMONS, J. HACKER, J. PETERSON, J. ENGLE, T. MAIER, E. PALMER, and C. MACHIDA, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
925
Phenotypic Characterization of Genetically-Diverse Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus mutans
S.R. PALMER1, L. ZENG1, T. LEFEBURE2, M.J. STANHOPE3, and R.A. BURNE1, 1Oral Biology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2CNRS - Université de Lyon, Lyon, France, 3Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
926
Effects of antiseptics on Streptococcus gordonii biofilms
T. VIOLANTE, E. HAASE, S. CIANCIO, and M. VICKERMAN, Oral Biology, State University of New York - Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
927
S-IgA Associated with Streptococcus mutans and Caries in Children
K. CHEON1, N. DOPPALAPUDI1, F. YU1, S.A. MOSER2, G.R. CUTTER3, S.M. MICHALEK4, and N.K. CHILDERS1, 1Pediatric Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Department of Pathology, RM P230, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 3Biostatisics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 4Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
928
Antibody Responses to Mutans Streptococci in School-Aged Children
A.T. NGUYEN1, H. OUEIS2, C.A. ZEITZ3, M. O'REGAN1, and M.A. SALAM1, 1Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI, 2Developmental Dentistry, Children's Hospital Michigan, Detroit, MI, 3Pediatric Dentistry, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI
929
Characterization of Streptococcus mutans SMU.787 Locus
B.A. MCKEY, J.P. BITOUN, X. YAO, S. LIAO, and Z. WEN, Health Sciences Center, Oral and Craniofacial Biology, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA
930
SspA carboxyl-terminal peptide regulates adhesion expression in S. gordonii
M. KERN, B. GUENTHER, K.F. ROSS, and M.C. HERZBERG, Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
931
Oral Microbial Biomarkers in Crohn’s Disease in Children
H. BOISVERT1, M.J. DOCKTOR2, A. BOUSVAROS2, Y.E. WANG3, M.J. DUNCAN1, S. ABRAMOWICZ4, S.L. COTTON1, A.S. KOKARAS1, S. WEBER2, and B.J. PASTER1, 1Department of Molecular Genetics, Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, 2Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, 3Center for Computational Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, 4Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard University, Boston, MA
932
Mutans Streptococci from Clinical Samples Using Real-time Quantitative PCR
C. MANMONTRI1, J.D. RUBY1, G.R. CUTTER2, R. OSGOOD3, H. WIENER4, T. WILEY1, and N.K. CHILDERS1, 1Pediatric Dentistry, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, 2Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL, 3Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, 4Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL
933
Structural Analysis of a Streptococcal Domain of Unknown Function(DUF1792)
H. ZHANG1, F. ZHU1, M. ZHOU1, L. DING2, and H. WU1, 1School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
934
Associations Between S-IgA, Streptococcus mutans Colonization and Caries in Infants
N.K. CHILDERS1, F. YU1, T. WILEY1, H. WIENER2, M.C. KEMPF3, G.R. CUTTER4, and S.M. MICHALEK5, 1Pediatric Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 3Family/Child Health and Careging, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL, 4Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL, 5Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
935
Purification and Crystallization of PadA of Streptococcus gordonii
L. WARREN1, M. LARSON2, S. KHALED2, H. PETERSEN3, S.W. KERRIGAN4, H. JENKINSON3, and C. DEIVANAYAGAM2, 1School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Department of Vision Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 3Department of Oral and Dental Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, 4Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
936
Streptococcus mutans Cnm Protein Facilitates Invasion of CASMC
B. BERGERON1, E. SAMPSON1, I. SILVA1, I.C. ALBU1, A. PROGULSKE-FOX1, and J. ABRANCHES2, 1Center for Molecular Microbiology and Periodontal Disease Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
937
Wound Healing of HCAEC Affected by Streptococcus mutans OMZ175 Invasion  
I.C. ALBU, E. SAMPSON, I. SILVA, W. SWONGER, B. BERGERON, and A. PROGULSKE-FOX, Center for Molecular Microbiology and Periodontal Disease Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL