International Journal of Oral Biology

The Korean Academy of Oral Biology (대한구강생물학회)
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Postantibiotic Effects and Postantibiotic Sub-MIC Effects of Antibiotics on Fusobacterium nucleatum and Porphyromonas gingivalis

  • Hong, Jin (Department of Oral Microbiology, College of Dentistry, Research Institute of Oral Science, Kangnung National University) ;
  • Lee, Si-Young (Department of Oral Microbiology, College of Dentistry, Research Institute of Oral Science, Kangnung National University)
  • Published : 2005.06.30
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Abstract

Postantibiotic effects (PAE) refer to suppression of the bacterial growth following limited periods of exposure to an antibiotic and subsequent to the removal of the antibiotic agent. Fusobacterium nucleatum and Porphyromonas gingivalis are Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria associated with several periodontal diseases. In this study, postantibiotic effects (PAE), postantibiotic sub-MIC effect (PA SME) and sub-MIC effect (SME) of antibiotics on F. nucleatum ATCC 25586 and P. gingivalis W50 were investigated. The PAE was induced by 10X the MIC of antibiotic and antibiotic was eliminated by washing. The PA SMEs were studied by addition of 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3X MICs during the postantibiotic phase of the bacteria, and the SMEs were studied by exposition of the bacteria to antibiotic at the sub-MICs only. Amoxicillin, doxycycline and tetracycline induced PAE for F. nucleatum ATCC 25586 and P. gingivalis W50. But metronidazole and penicillin induced PAE for only F. nucleatum ATCC 25586. Metronidazole and doxycycline induced PA SME and SME for both species of anaerobic bacteria used in this study. The PA SME values for both strains were substantially longer than the SME values. The present study showed the existence of PAE, PA SME and SME for various antibiotics against F. nucleatum ATCC 25586 and P. gingivalis W50.

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