The inhibitory action of fatty acids on oral bacteria

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 350-355

  Shapiro, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amine acid uptake; Fatty acid; Fatty acid ester; Minimal bactericidal concentration; Minimal inhibitory concentration; Oral anaerobe; Structure activity relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030264688     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.1996.tb00193.x     Document Type: Article

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