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Isolation and Characterization of Streptococcus mutans Phage as a Possible Treatment Agent for Caries.
Ben-Zaken, Hadar; Kraitman, Reut; Coppenhagen-Glazer, Shunit; Khalifa, Leron; Alkalay-Oren, Sivan; Gelman, Daniel; Ben-Gal, Gilad; Beyth, Nurit; Hazan, Ronen.
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  • Ben-Zaken H; Department of Prosthodontics, Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
  • Kraitman R; Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research (IBOR), Faculty of Dental Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
  • Coppenhagen-Glazer S; Department of Prosthodontics, Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
  • Khalifa L; Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research (IBOR), Faculty of Dental Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
  • Alkalay-Oren S; Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research (IBOR), Faculty of Dental Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
  • Gelman D; Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research (IBOR), Faculty of Dental Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
  • Ben-Gal G; Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research (IBOR), Faculty of Dental Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
  • Beyth N; Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research (IBOR), Faculty of Dental Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
  • Hazan R; Department of Prosthodontics, Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
Viruses ; 13(5)2021 05 02.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34063251
Streptococcus mutans is a key bacterium in dental caries, one of the most prevalent chronic infectious diseases. Conventional treatment fails to specifically target the pathogenic bacteria, while tending to eradicate commensal bacteria. Thus, caries remains one of the most common and challenging diseases. Phage therapy, which involves the use of bacterial viruses as anti-bacterial agents, has been gaining interest worldwide. Nevertheless, to date, only a few phages have been isolated against S. mutans. In this study, we describe the isolation and characterization of a new S. mutans phage, termed SMHBZ8, from hundreds of human saliva samples that were collected, filtered, and screened. The SMHBZ8 genome was sequenced and analyzed, visualized by TEM, and its antibacterial properties were evaluated in various states. In addition, we tested the lytic efficacy of SMHBZ8 against S. mutans in a human cariogenic dentin model. The isolation and characterization of SMHBZ8 may be the first step towards developing a potential phage therapy for dental caries.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Streptococcus mutans / Fagos de Streptococcus / Caries Dental / Terapia de Fagos Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Viruses Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Israel Pais de publicación: Suiza
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Streptococcus mutans / Fagos de Streptococcus / Caries Dental / Terapia de Fagos Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Viruses Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Israel Pais de publicación: Suiza