Effects of acidification on growth and glycolysis of Streptococcus sanguis and Streptococcus mutans

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 72-76

  Takahashi, N ^a   Horiuchi, M ^a   Yamada, T ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acid tolerance; Acidification; Glycolysis; Glycolytic enzymes; Growth; Streptococcus mutans; Streptococcus sanguis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031126909     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.1997.tb00620.x     Document Type: Article

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