The first study to detect co-infection of Entamoeba gingivalis and periodontitis-associated bacteria in dental patients in Taiwan

Jian Ming Huang; Chun Chan Ting; Yu Chun Chen; Kuo Yuan; Wei Chen Lin

doi:10.1016/j.jmii.2020.08.001

The first study to detect co-infection of Entamoeba gingivalis and periodontitis-associated bacteria in dental patients in Taiwan

J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2021 Aug;54(4):745-747. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2020.08.001. Epub 2020 Aug 13.

Authors

Jian Ming Huang¹, Chun Chan Ting², Yu Chun Chen³, Kuo Yuan⁴, Wei Chen Lin⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: et10005@hotmail.com.
² School of Dentistry & Institute of Oral Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Stomatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: ccting@gs.ncku.edu.tw.
³ Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: s46084153@gs.ncku.edu.tw.
⁴ School of Dentistry & Institute of Oral Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Stomatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: kuoyuan.tw@yahoo.com.tw.
⁵ Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: wcnikelin@mail.ncku.edu.tw.

PMID: 32839120
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2020.08.001

Abstract

Periodontitis, an inflammatory disease of the oral cavity, was caused by microbes from bacteria to protozoa. In this study, we detected protozoa, Entamoeba gingivalis and other three common pathogenic bacteria, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, and Tannerella forsythia by the Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on patients.

Keywords: Entamoeba gingivalis; Periodontitis; Porphyromonas gingivalis; Tannerella forsythia; Treponema denticola.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans / genetics
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans / isolation & purification
Coinfection / diagnosis
Coinfection / microbiology*
Coinfection / parasitology*
DNA, Bacterial
Entamoeba / classification
Entamoeba / genetics
Entamoeba / isolation & purification*
Humans
Periodontitis / diagnosis
Periodontitis / microbiology*
Periodontitis / parasitology*
Porphyromonas gingivalis / genetics
Porphyromonas gingivalis / isolation & purification
Taiwan
Treponema denticola / genetics
Treponema denticola / isolation & purification

Substances

DNA, Bacterial