A. actinomycetemcomitans profile and red complex bacterial species of an Afro-Brazilian community: A comparative study

Archives of Oral Biology
Murilo de Araujo NerisJosé Roberto Cortelli

Abstract

The primary aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare the levels of red complex bacteria between Afro-Brazilian and non Afro-Brazilian cohort. The secondary aim was to compare the distribution of both Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans serotype b and its JP2 strains among participants who harboured this bacterial species. A total of 84 individuals were included in this study: 42 Afro-descendants (mean age 35.9 ± 13.1 years) and 42 non-Afro-descendants (mean age 36.2 ± 13.1 years) matched (1:1) by periodontal diagnosis, age and gender. All participants received clinical examinations of periodontal pocket depth, clinical attachment level, and plaque and gingival indices. Subgingival samples were taken for microbial analysis. First, genomic DNA (gDNA) was extracted and purified and the quantification of total number of bacterial cells, A. actinomycetemcomitans, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythia and Treponema denticola was carried out by qPCR. Then, A. actinomycetemcomitans strains were classified according to serotype b and JP2 profiles by conventional PCR. Clinically, mean PD, mean CAL and percentage of CAL ≥ 3 mm differed between groups (Student's t-test p<0.05). The levels of red complex bacteria between ...Continue Reading

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