Molecular Detection of Enterococcal Surface Protein (esp) Gene in Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from Dental Calculus of Patients in Sari, Iran
- سال انتشار: 1396
- محل انتشار: مجله تحقیق در پزشکی مولکولی، دوره: 5، شماره: 3
- کد COI اختصاصی: JR_REMJ-5-3_004
- زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
- تعداد مشاهده: 38
نویسندگان
۱ Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Iran
۱ Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Iran
۱ Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Iran
Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Iran
۱ Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Iran
چکیده
Background: Enterococci are important gram-positive bacteria causing dental calculus in human beings; however, the role of these bacteria in oral cavity is unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of Enterococcal Surface Protein (esp) gene in Enterococcus faecalis isolated from dental calculus in the city of Sari, Iran. Materials and Methods: In the present study, ۲۰۷ dental calculus samples were collected from patients. The isolates were identified by growth on Bile Esculin agar, Gram stain, Catalase test, Growth at ۶.۵% NaCl, PYR and arabinose fermentation test. Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the isolates was determined by disk agar diffusion method. The presence of esp gene was assessed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results: Among the ۵۶ (۲۷%) enterococci isolated from dental calculus, ۴۳ (۷۶.۷%) were determined as E. faecalis. The resistance rate to ampicillin, vancomycin, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin and erythromycin in E. faecalis isolates was estimated as ۱۳.۹%, ۴.۶%, ۱۱.۶%, ۶.۹% and ۱۳.۹%, respectively. The esp gene was detected in ۱۸.۶% of E. faecalis isolates. Among the isolates containing esp gene, ۳۳.۳%, ۵۰%, ۴۰%, ۳۳.۳% and ۳۳.۳% of them were resistant to ampicillin, vancomycin, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin and erythromycin, respectively. Conclusion: E. faecalis is an important organism causing dental calculus but the presence of esp gene had no correlation with the resistance to tested antimicrobial agents.کلیدواژه ها
Enterococcus faecalis, Dental Calculus, esp gene, PCRاطلاعات بیشتر در مورد COI
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