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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology1991

Slot immunoblot assay for detection and quantitation of periodontal disease-associated microorganisms in dental plaque.

N van Poperin, D E Lopatin

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 1991. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

N van PoperinDepartment of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 49109-0402.
D E Lopatin
University of Michigan · US

Funding

TARGETING OF ADCC IN PERIODONTAL DISEASER01DE006998 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI LOPATIN, DENNIS E · 1987 to 1990
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NIDCR NIH HHS DE 6998
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A rapid method for qualitative and quantitative detection of specific oral microorganisms from subgingival dental plaque is described. Plaque samples were suspended in phosphate-buffered saline containing protease inhibitors and 0.5% formaldehyde, briefly sonicated to disperse bacterial aggregates, and applied to nitrocellulose membranes in a slot blot manifold. Subsequent incubations with species-specific rabbit antibody and anti-rabbit antibody-alkaline phosphatase conjugate and development with BCIP-NBT substrate resulted in an easily discernible, permanent stain being deposited at the sample application site. Comparison with known concentrations of pure, cultured microorganisms applied to the same membranes permitted qualitative or semiquantitative plaque characterization by visual inspection. Analysis of the blots with a computer-linked flatbed scanner provided quantitative data on microbial content. The reproducibility of the results (standard error of the mean, less than 10%) obtained with slot immunoblotting greatly exceeded that of the results obtained with immunofluorescence analysis (standard error of the mean, greater than 57%). Because it is versatile, rapid, sensitive, reproducible, permanent, and relatively inexpensive, slot immunoblotting lends itself to use in large-scale investigations for the detection and quantitation of specific microbial species.

Indexed as

AdultCarbohydratesDental PlaqueFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansImmunoblottingPeriodontal DiseasesPorphyromonas gingivalisProteinsReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTreponemaCarbohydratesProteins

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PMID1663511
PMCPMC270372
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