Table 1.
Coaggregates Formed by Oral Bacteria, and Their Adhesins and Receptors
| Species | Adhesin | Receptor | Partner species | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streptococcus gordonii Streptococcus mitis Streptococcus oralis | Antigen I/II family (SspA SspB) | Bacterial surface proteins, yeast, mannoproteins |
Porphyromonas gingivalis Streptococcus mutans Actinomyces naeslundii Candida albicans |
Rosan and Lamont (2000), Wilson (2005) |
| S. gordonii | CshA, CshB | Bacterial surface proteins, yeast, mannoproteins | S. oralis | Rosan and Lamont (2000), Wilson (2005) |
| S. gordonii | LraI family (ScaA) | A. naeslundii | Rosan and Lamont (2000), Wilson (2005) | |
| S. gordonii | Coaggregation mediating adhesion | Carbohydrate containing lactose or lactose-like moieties | Streptococcus spp. | Rosan and Lamont (2000), Wilson (2005) |
| Streptococcus salivarius | Fibrillar antigen B(VBP) | Veillonella parvula | Rosan and Lamont (2000), Wilson (2005) | |
| Actinomyces naeslundii | Type 2 fimbriae-associated protein | Cell wall polysacchardie contraining Galβ1→3GalNAc and GalNAcβI→3 Gal glycosidic linkage | Streptococcus sanguis Streptococcus spp. | Rosan and Lamont (2000), Wilson (2005), Yoshida et al. (2006) |
| P. gingivalis | Fimbrillin | Surface proteins |
S. gordonii S. oralis A. naeslundii |
Wilson (2005) |
| P. gingivalis | Outer membrane protein | Surface proteins | S. gordonii | Wilson (2005) |
| P. gingivalis | Outer membrane protein | A. naesdlundlii | Wilson (2005) | |
| P. gingivalis | PlaA | Cell wall polysaccharide containing Galβ1 → 3GalNAc and GalNAβI → 3 Gal glycosidic linkage | Streptococcus spp. | Wilson (2005) |
| Prevotella loescheii | Fimbra-associated protein | Actinomyces israelii | Wilson (2005) | |
| Fusobacterium nucleatum | Outer membrane protein | Galactose-containing carbohydrate | P. gingivalis | Wilson (2005) |
| F. nucleatum | Corn cob receptor | Streptococcus cristatus Immunoglobulin A (L-Arginine) | Wilson (2005), Edwards et al. (2006) | |
| Veillonella atypica | Outer membrane protein | Carbohydrate containing lactose or lactose-like moieties | Streptococcus spp. | Wilson (2005) |
| Capnocytopha gingivalis | Outer membrane protein | Cell wall carbohydrate | A. israelii | Wilson (2005) |
| Capnocytophaga ochracea | Outer membrane protein | Cell wall carbohydrate | S. oralis | Wilson (2005) |
| Treponema medium | Outer membrane protein | Fimbriae | P. gingivalis | Wilson (2005) |
| F. nucleatum | RadD |
S. sanguis S. oralis S. gordonii A. naeslundii |
Kaplan et al. (2009) |
This aggregation table summarizes the known adhesins and receptors of oral microorganisms. Blanks indicate that the receptor is still unknown.