Effect of oxygen, inoculum composition and flow rate on development of mixed-culture oral biofilms

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 623-629

  Bradshaw, David J ^a   Marsh, Philip D ^a   Allison, Clive ^b   Schilling, Kurt M ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Chemostat; Dental plaque microbiology; Mixed cultures; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HYDROXYAPATITE;

AERATION; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CHEMOSTAT; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; MOUTH FLORA; NEISSERIA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; NEISSERIA SUBFLAVA; PREVOTELLA; PREVOTELLA NIGRESCENS;

EID: 0029913389     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-3-623     Document Type: Article

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