Abstract:Twenty-nine strains from the Actinomyces species were tested for a range of surface properties. Results show considerable heterogeneity both between different species and within some of the species, especially Actinomyces naeslundii. Two commonly used A. naeslundii strains, T14V and ATCC 12104, fell within the low (salivary aggregation and collagen binding by T14V), moderate (surface charge and haemagglutination) or high range of values (hydrophobicity, saliva-coated hydroxyapatite adhesion, polystyrene bindin… Show more
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