| abstract |
The present invention makes it possible to simply, rapidly, and with high sensitivity detect periodontopathic bacteria at room temperature and in under ten minutes (approximately 2-8 minutes). The arginine-specific peptidase activity of three strains of periodontopathic bacteria, i.e., Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, and Tannerella forsythia, are analyzed at room temperature, in under ten minutes, and with high sensitivity. A first compound that has an anti-oxidizing effect and/or a second compound that protects SH groups (mercapto groups) and has a disulfide bond-cleaving effect are present during analysis of a sample. The first compound is at least one among L-ascorbic acid, L-cysteine hydrochloride, and glutathione, and the second compound is at least one among DTT, thioglycolic acid, thioglycerol, mercaptoethanol, and TCEP. |