Resistance of Streptococcus sanguis biofilms to antimicrobial agents

APMIS

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 280-284

  Larsen, Tove ^a   Fiehn, Nils Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amoxicillin; Biofilm; Chlorhexidine; Doxycycline; Streptococcus sanguis; Susceptibility testing

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; DOXYCYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

EID: 0029977087     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1996.tb00718.x     Document Type: Article

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