A modified chemostat system to study the ecology of oral biofilms

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 124-130

  Bradshaw, D U ^a   Marsh, P D ^b   Schilling, K M ^a   Cummins, D ^a  

^a Salisbury   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHEMOSTATS; DEPOSITION RATES; HYDROXYAPATITE;

DENTAL PLAQUES; FLUID PHASIS; FLUID-PHASE; HUMAN DENTAL ENAMEL; INITIAL DEPOSITIONS; ORAL BACTERIA; PROPERTY; SPECIES COMPOSITION; TIME-PERIODS; VIABLE COUNTING;

BIOFILMS;

HYDROXYAPATITE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHEMOSTAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PH; TOOTH PLAQUE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030024205     PISSN: 00218847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb03199.x     Document Type: Article

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