Seq #29 Thursday, 13 March 2003

9:00 AM-11:00 AM Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Room 214C, Oral
Gram-positive Cocci I
* Poster files available online
Chairpersons: J.M. TANZER and M.A. SABETI
 
0149  9:00 AM Transmission, Acquisition, Diversity, and Stability of S. mutans Genotypes: a Longitudinal Study in Infants
R.B. GONÇALVES, M.I. KLEIN, F.M. FLÓRIO, A.C. PEREIRA, and J.F. HÖFLING, Piracicaba School of Dentistry, Brazil
0150  9:15 AM A General PTS Sugar Transport Mutant of Streptococcus mutans Fails to Colonize and Induce Caries in Rats
J.M. TANZER, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA, L. GRANT, Univ. Connecticut, Farmington, USA, A. THOMPSON, Univ Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA, and D.G. CVITKOVITCH, University of Toronto, Canada
0151  9:30 AM Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase Contributes to Adhesion and Biofilm Formation by Streptococcus gordonii
Y. LEI1, Y. ZHANG1, A.O. KILIC2, and M.C. HERZBERG1, 1 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA, 2 University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, USA
0152  9:45 AM Adhesion of S. gordonii V288 to sHA Alters the Expression of sspA/B and bfrAB
Y. ZHANG, Y. LEI, and M.C. HERZBERG, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
0153  10:00 AM In vivo Antibacterial Effects on Dental Plaque of Different Dentifrices by CSLM
H.J. BUSSCHER1, B. VAN DE BELT-GRITTER1, J. SMIT1, H. VAN DER MEI1, and D.J. WHITE2, 1 University of Groningen, Netherlands, 2 The Procter & Gamble Company, Mason, OH, USA
0154  10:15 AM Comparison of Non-contact Removal of a Co-adhering Bacterial Pair from Pellicle Surfaces by Electric-rotating and Sonic Brushing and de novo Adhesion
G.M. BRUINSMA1, M. RUSTEMA-ABBING1, H.C. VAN DER MEI1, H.J. BUSSCHER2, and B. GOTTENBOS3, 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Groningen, Netherlands, 2 University of Groningen, Netherlands, 3 Philips Research, Personal Care Institute, Eindhoven, Netherlands
0155  10:30 AM An in situ Analysis of Anaerobic Multi-species Biofilm Formation by Oral Bacteria
S.K. ROBERTS, M. ZHU, and C.D. WU, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
  10:45 AM Discussion

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