The University of Southampton
University of Southampton Institutional Repository

Effect of environmental conditions on the fluoride sensitivity of acid production by S. sanguis NCTC 7865

Effect of environmental conditions on the fluoride sensitivity of acid production by S. sanguis NCTC 7865
Effect of environmental conditions on the fluoride sensitivity of acid production by S. sanguis NCTC 7865

Growth and environmental conditions affected the fluoride (F) sensitivity of acid production by Streptococcus sanguis NCTC 7865. Cells grown glucose-limited in a chemostat were generally more sensitive than those harvested from cultures in which there was an excess of glucose (amino acid-limited). There was no consistent relationship between the growth rate of cells and their F sensitivity. Slower-growing cells (mean generation time = 14 hr) were more sensitive than those growing quickly when glucose was the limiting nutrient, whereas the faster growing cells from the glucose-excess culture were most susceptible. The pH of the environment markedly affected the F sensitivity of cells: 2 mM F- was sufficient to abolish acid production by cells incubated at pH 5.0, whereas 24 mM F-did not totally inhibit glycolysis at pH 7.0 or 8.0. Regardless of pH and growth conditions, the cationic composition of the environment had the most pronounced effect on acid production and fluoride sensitivity. Cells washed and re-suspended in KCl were more acidogenic and more sensitive to F than the same cells treated with saline. At pH 7.0 and 8.0, saline-washed cells were comparatively unaffected by F, while glycolysis by the same cells at the same pH but washed in KCl could be inhibited by up to 80%. These results suggested that F inhibition could not be explained merely on the basis of HF uptake at low pH values. Since it has been shown previously that the activity of the energized membrane is maintained by K+ and dissipated in the presence of Na+, it was proposed that proton motive force (pmf) might be involved in the uptake of F-.

0022-0345
85-89
Marsh, P. D.
9d226405-bfd2-432b-ac22-ea619f706805
Mcdermid, A. S.
34686047-11ba-41da-884d-1dc41fa7024b
Keevil, C. W.
cb7de0a7-ce33-4cfa-af52-07f99e5650eb
Ellwood, D. C.
a7dc8f2a-f392-42b4-a022-fa5a58cf6be6
Marsh, P. D.
9d226405-bfd2-432b-ac22-ea619f706805
Mcdermid, A. S.
34686047-11ba-41da-884d-1dc41fa7024b
Keevil, C. W.
cb7de0a7-ce33-4cfa-af52-07f99e5650eb
Ellwood, D. C.
a7dc8f2a-f392-42b4-a022-fa5a58cf6be6

Marsh, P. D., Mcdermid, A. S., Keevil, C. W. and Ellwood, D. C. (1985) Effect of environmental conditions on the fluoride sensitivity of acid production by S. sanguis NCTC 7865. Journal of Dental Research, 64 (2), 85-89. (doi:10.1177/00220345850640021501).

Record type: Article

Abstract

Growth and environmental conditions affected the fluoride (F) sensitivity of acid production by Streptococcus sanguis NCTC 7865. Cells grown glucose-limited in a chemostat were generally more sensitive than those harvested from cultures in which there was an excess of glucose (amino acid-limited). There was no consistent relationship between the growth rate of cells and their F sensitivity. Slower-growing cells (mean generation time = 14 hr) were more sensitive than those growing quickly when glucose was the limiting nutrient, whereas the faster growing cells from the glucose-excess culture were most susceptible. The pH of the environment markedly affected the F sensitivity of cells: 2 mM F- was sufficient to abolish acid production by cells incubated at pH 5.0, whereas 24 mM F-did not totally inhibit glycolysis at pH 7.0 or 8.0. Regardless of pH and growth conditions, the cationic composition of the environment had the most pronounced effect on acid production and fluoride sensitivity. Cells washed and re-suspended in KCl were more acidogenic and more sensitive to F than the same cells treated with saline. At pH 7.0 and 8.0, saline-washed cells were comparatively unaffected by F, while glycolysis by the same cells at the same pH but washed in KCl could be inhibited by up to 80%. These results suggested that F inhibition could not be explained merely on the basis of HF uptake at low pH values. Since it has been shown previously that the activity of the energized membrane is maintained by K+ and dissipated in the presence of Na+, it was proposed that proton motive force (pmf) might be involved in the uptake of F-.

This record has no associated files available for download.

More information

Published date: 1 February 1985

Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 431317
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/431317
ISSN: 0022-0345
PURE UUID: 9e7ca6ba-3fcd-443e-b26f-dca506712e00
ORCID for C. W. Keevil: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1917-7706

Catalogue record

Date deposited: 29 May 2019 16:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:24

Export record

Altmetrics

Contributors

Author: P. D. Marsh
Author: A. S. Mcdermid
Author: C. W. Keevil ORCID iD
Author: D. C. Ellwood

Download statistics

Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.

View more statistics

Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact ePrints Soton: eprints@soton.ac.uk

ePrints Soton supports OAI 2.0 with a base URL of http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/cgi/oai2

This repository has been built using EPrints software, developed at the University of Southampton, but available to everyone to use.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive cookies on the University of Southampton website.

×