The susceptibility of dental plaque bacteria to the herbs included in Longo Vital®

Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 91-95

  Larsen, T ^a   Fiehn, N E ^a   Ostergaard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Plant extracts; Plaque bacteria; Susceptibility testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029823338     PISSN: 0891060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08910609609166448     Document Type: Article

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