Detachment of Streptococcus mutans biofilm cells by an endogenous enzymatic activity

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1035-1038

  Lee, Song F ^a,b   Li, Yung H ^a   Bowden, George H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

EID: 0030044638     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.3.1035-1038.1996     Document Type: Article

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