Tannerella forsythia explained
Tannerella forsythia is an anaerobic, Gram-negative bacterial species of the Bacteroidota phylum. It has been implicated in periodontal diseases and is a member of the red complex of periodontal pathogens.[1] T. forsythia was previously named Bacteroides forsythus and Tannerella forsythensis.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Tannerella forsythia was discovered by and named after Anne Tanner, who works at The Forsyth Institute located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[6]
T. forsythia has been identified in atherosclerotic lesions. Lee et al. found that infecting mice with T. forsythia induced foam cell formation and accelerated the formation of atherosclerotic lesions.[7] It has also been isolated from women with bacterial vaginosis.[8] The presence of oral T. forsythia has been found to be associated with an increased risk of esophageal cancer.[9]
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Further reading
- Aagaard K, Riehle K, Ma J, Segata N, Mistretta TA, Coarfa C, Raza S, Rosenbaum S, Van den Veyver I, Milosavljevic A, Gevers D, Huttenhower C, Petrosino J, Versalovic J . A metagenomic approach to characterization of the vaginal microbiome signature in pregnancy . PLOS ONE . 7 . 6 . e36466 . 2012 . 22719832 . 3374618 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0036466 . 2012PLoSO...736466A . free .
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Notes and References
- https://www.atcc.org/products/all/43037.aspx 'Tannerella forsythensis ATCC 43037'
- Cionca N, Giannopoulou C, Ugolotti G, Mombelli A . Microbiologic testing and outcomes of full-mouth scaling and root planing with or without amoxicillin/metronidazole in chronic periodontitis . Journal of Periodontology . 81 . 1 . 15–23 . January 2010 . 20059413 . 10.1902/jop.2009.090390 .
- Sakamoto M, Suzuki M, Umeda M, Ishikawa I, Benno Y . Reclassification of Bacteroides forsythus (Tanner et al. 1986) as Tannerella forsythensis corrig., gen. nov., comb. nov . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 52 . Pt 3 . 841–849 . May 2002 . 12054248 . 10.1099/00207713-52-3-841 . free .
- Maiden MF, Cohee P, Tanner AC . Proposal to conserve the adjectival form of the specific epithet in the reclassification of Bacteroides forsythus Tanner et al. 1986 to the genus Tannerella Sakamoto et al. 2002 as Tannerella forsythia corrig., gen. nov., comb. nov. Request for an Opinion . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 53 . Pt 6 . 2111–2 . November 2003 . 14657155 . 10.1099/ijs.0.02641-0 . free .
- Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. . The adjectival form of the epithet in Tannerella forsythensis Sakamoto et al. 2002 is to be retained and the name is to be corrected to Tannerella forsythia Sakamoto et al. 2002. Opinion 85 . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 58 . Pt 8 . 1974 . August 2008 . 18676491 . 10.1099/ijs.0.2008/005074-0 . free .
- Maiden . M. F. J. . Cohee . P. . Tanner . A. C. R. . November 2003 . Proposal to conserve the adjectival form of the specific epithet in the reclassification of Bacteroides forsythus Tanner et al. 1986 to the genus Tannerella Sakamoto et al. 2002 as Tannerella forsythia corrig., gen. nov., comb. nov. Request for an Opinion . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . November 2003 . 53 . Pt 6 . 2111–2112 . 10.1099/ijs.0.02641-0 . 1466-5026 . 14657155. free .
- Lee HR, Jun HK, Choi BK . Tannerella forsythia BspA increases the risk factors for atherosclerosis in ApoE(-/-) mice . Oral Diseases . 20 . 8 . 803–8 . November 2014 . 24372897 . 10.1111/odi.12214 .
- Africa CW, Nel J, Stemmet M . Anaerobes and bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy: virulence factors contributing to vaginal colonisation . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health . 11 . 7 . 6979–7000 . July 2014 . 25014248 . 4113856 . 10.3390/ijerph110706979 . free .
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171201090955.htm Oral microbiota indicates link between periodontal disease, esophageal cancer
