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Faculty Jason M. Tanzer
Professor of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences
Professor, Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory
Medicine
Head, Division of Oral Microbiology/Oral Medicine
tanzer@nso.uchc.edu
- D.M.D., Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
- Ph.D., Georgetown University, Graduate School
- D.H.C. (Doctor Honoris Causa), Sahlgrenska Academy at the
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- Skeletal, Craniofacial &
Oral Biology Graduate Program
- Not accepting students for Lab Rotations at this time
Our laboratory is currently studying:
- The physiological/biochemical/genetic bases of virulence by the
mutans streptococci (Streptococcus mutans) and its colonization
of the teeth and the physiological/biochemical/genetic bases of
non-virulence of Streptococcus gordonii despite its avid
colonization of the teeth.
- The colonization determinants of certain HIV-inhibiting
Lactobacillus species in the oral-gastrointestinal tract.
Selected Publications:
Tanzer JM, Grant L, Thompson A, Li L, Rogers J, Haase E, Scannapieco
FA. Amylase-binding proteins A (AbpA) and B (AbpB differentially affect
colonization of rats’ teeth by Streptococcus gordonii.”
Microbiology 149:2653-60, 2003.
Tanzer JM, Pellegrino J, Thompson AM, and Buch RM. Verification of
caries inhibition by a tartar control toothpaste. J Clin Dent
14:74-6, 2003.
Tao L and Tanzer JM. Novel sucrose-dependent cofactors in
Streptococcus mutans. J Dent Res 81:505-10, 2002.
Li L, Tanzer JM, Scannapieco FA. Identification and analysis of the
amylase-binding protein B (AbpB) and gene (abpA) from
Streptococcus gordonii. FEMS Letters 212:151-157, 2002.
Tanzer, J.M., Livingston, J., and Thompson, A. The microbiology of
primary dental caries. Consensus Development Conference on the Diagnosis
& Management of Dental Caries Throughout Life. National Institute of
Dental and Craniofacial Research and Office of Medical Applications of
Research, National Institutes of Health. Abbreviated Paper, J Dent.
Educ. 65:1028-1037,2001.
Tanzer J.M., Baranowski L.K., Rogers J.D., Haase E.M., and
Scannapieco F.A. Streptococcus gordonii colonizes TAN:SPFOM(OM)BR
rats consuming a starch or sucrose diet, and is cariogenic only with the
sucrose diet. Arch Oral Biol. 46:323-333,2001.
Tanzer, J.M., Pellegrino, J., Buch R.M., and Fares, H.M.: Caries
inhibition in rats by a sodium fluoride, tripolyphosphate toothpaste
with whitening and anti-tartar properties. J. Clin. Dent.
12(4):108-111, 2001.
Tanzer, J.M., Livingston, J., and Thompson, A. The microbiology of
primary dental caries. Full paper. Consensus Development Conference
on the Diagnosis & Management of Dental Caries Throughout Life.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and Office of
Medical Applications of Research, National Institutes of Health. Full
Paper, p. 1-42, exclusive of Evidence Tables, (~252 pages).
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/news/consensus/jason_tanzer.pdf |
