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Growth of Viridans Streptococci on Human Serum {alpha}1-Acid Glycoprotein

H.L. Byers

Joint Microbiology Research Unit, Faculty of Clinical Dentistry

E. Tarelli

Joint Microbiology Research Unit, Faculty of Clinical Dentistry

K.A. Homer

Joint Microbiology Research Unit, Faculty of Clinical Dentistry

H. Hambley

Department of Haematology, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, Caldecot Road, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RW, United Kingdom

D. Beighton

Joint Microbiology Research Unit, Faculty of Clinical Dentistry

Viridans streptococci have emerged as major opportunistic pathogens. We suggest that for these bacteria to proliferate in vivo and cause disease, they must utilize host tissue components. We have therefore examined the ability of all recognized species of viridans streptococci to liberate and utilize the constituent sugars of the glycans of the extensively sialylated human serum {alpha}1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) as the sole source of carbohydrate to support in vitro growth. Analysis of residual glycans following bacterial growth was performed by high-pH anion exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Only those species which produced sialidase-namely, Streptococcus oralis, S. intermedius, and S. defectivus-grew on AGP. The extent of degradation of glycans was dependent on the particular glycosidases produced by the bacteria. S. defectivus produced only a sialidase which released the terminal N-acetylneuraminic acid residues of the glycans, and the liberated sugar was utilized. S. intermedius also produced (3-galactosidase and β-N-acetylglucosaminidase, which removed galactose and N-acetylglucosamine from desialylated glycans, all of which again were utilized by the organism. S. oralis produced (3-galactosidase, β-N-acetylglucosaminidase, and a-fucosidase and novel {alpha}- and β-mannosidases which were apparent only from the analysis of the residual sugars of AGP. S. oralis cleaved all the sugars from AGP except for 22% of the N-acetylglucosamine. The residual N-acetylglucosamine residues remaining were those linked to the asparagine of the peptide backbone. All the monosaccharides released by S. oralis from AGP, with the exception of fucose, were utilized. Sialidase production may be a key factor for growth of these species of viridans streptococci on glycoproteins in vivo, since they are commonly associated with extra-oral diseases, with S. oralis emerging as an important pathogen.

Key Words: {alpha}1-acid glycoprotein • glycosidases • sialidase • viridans streptococci

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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 78, No. 7, 1370-1380 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345990780071201
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