Investigations into the microbial contamination of toothbrushes

Microbios

Volumn 85, Issue 345, 1996, Pages 231-238

  Verran, Joanna ^a   Leahy Gilmartin, Anne A ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microbiology; Toothbrush

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; TOOTH BRUSHING;

BACTERIA; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0029693773     PISSN: 00262633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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