Acid tolerance response and survival by oral bacteria

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 266-273

  Svensater G ^a   Larsson, U B ^a   Greif, E C G ^b   Cvitkovitch, D G ^b,c   Hamilton, I R ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid tolerance; Adaptation; Oral bacteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031260480     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.1997.tb00390.x     Document Type: Article

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