Table S1. Bacterial strains used to examine the host range of bacteriophage E202. Bacterial strain Source or reference Plaque formation Burkholderia mallei NCTC 120 NCTC NCTC 10248 “ + NCTC 10229 “ + NCTC 10260 “ + NCTC 10247 “ + NCTC 3708 “ + NCTC 3709 “ + ATCC 23344 ATCC + ATCC 10399 “ + ATCC 15310 “ + DB110795 [1] DD3008 [2] + Burkholderia pseudomallei 316c [3] NCTC 4845 NCTC + 1026b [4] WR...

groups, each group consisting of five subjects that were made to rinse with warm and cold water and chlorhexidine solution at temperature of 47°C and 18°C respectively.Plaque The micro-organisms in bacterial plaque comprise a decisive etiological factor in the origin and development of inflammatory periodontal diseases. Plaque is a complex biofilm that contains various microorganisms and forms ...

BACKGROUND, AIMS The purpose of the present investigation was to determine the effect of weekly professionally administered supragingival plaque removal on the composition of the supra and subgingival microbiota. METHODS 18 adult subjects with periodontitis who had been treated and were in a maintenance phase of therapy were clinically and microbiologically monitored at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 ...

Background: The amount and quality of saliva play important roles in maintaining an intraoral bacterial balance. is defined by its buffering capacity, viscosity, pH protein content. usually related to the flow rate. Purpose: This study aimed compare rate, pH, viscosity capacity as well plaque formation children before after dental treatment. Methods: Saliva samples were taken from paediatric pa...

Outer membrane protein A (OmpA) is a multifaceted predominant outer membrane protein of Escherichia coli and other Enterobacteriaceae whose role in the pathogenesis of various bacterial infections has recently been recognized. Here, the role of OmpA on the virulence of Shigella flexneri has been investigated. An ompA mutant of wild-type S. flexneri 5a strain M90T was constructed (strain HND92) ...

The aim of this study was to determine, using a computerized image analysing system, whether the use of a curved-bristle toothbrush (CBT) alone is more effective than two other toothbrushing protocols on dental plaque elimination in poor-toothbrushing orthodontic patients. The labial surfaces of the maxillary canine-to-canine anterior teeth of 30 patients (12 males and 18 females) were individu...

BACKGROUND Unstable atherosclerotic plaque is characterized by an infiltrate of inflammatory cells. Both macrophages and T cells have been implicated in mediating the tissue injury leading to plaque rupture; however, signals regulating their activation remain unidentified. Infectious episodes have been suspected to render plaques vulnerable to rupture. We therefore explored whether plasmacytoid...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to test the efficacy of a novel low-abrasive air polishing powder in subgingival plaque removal at interdental sites during periodontal maintenance therapy (PMT). METHODS Using a split mouth design, subgingival plaque was removed in 23 PMT patients using a low abrasive powder using a standard air polishing unit (test) or curets (positive control). Before an...

Periodontal disease (PD) and atherosclerosis are both polymicrobial and multifactorial and although observational studies supported the association, the causative relationship between these two diseases is not yet established. Polymicrobial infection-induced periodontal disease is postulated to accelerate atherosclerotic plaque growth by enhancing atherosclerotic risk factors of orally infected...