Ecology and nature of immunoglobulin A1 protease-producing streptococci in the human oral cavity and pharynx.

Infection and Immunity
M Kilian, K Holmgren

Abstract

The identity and proportional distribution of immunoglobulin A1 (IgA1) protease-producing streptococci in the oral and pharyngeal microflora were studied. A collection of 459 streptococcal strains, including reference strains of Streptococcus species, and fresh isolates from human dental plaque and buccal and pharyngeal mucosa were identified by biochemical means and were examined for IgA1 protease production. IgA1 protease production was demonstrated in some, but not all, strains of Streptococcus sanguis and Streptococcus mitior and in a group of strains of uncertain taxonomic affiliation. The property was not associated with particular biotypes within the two species. Strains of S. sanguis and S. mitior isolated from Macaca fascicularis also cleaved human IgA1. A significantly different proportion of streptococcal populations in different ecosystems produced IgA1 protease. The enzyme was released by 62.7% of streptococcal isolates from buccal mucosa in contrast to only 7.8% from pharyngeal mucosa. In samples from initial and mature dental plaque 38 to 40% of streptococcal isolates produced IgA1 protease. This difference was largely a result of the frequency by which IgA1 protease activity was present in S. mitior, the predomi...Continue Reading

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