Composition and susceptibility to chlorhexidine of multispecies biofilms of oral bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3515-3519

  Pratten, J ^a   Barnett, P ^b   Wilson, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOOTH PLAQUE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031693395     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.9.3515-3519.1998     Document Type: Article

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