Antimicrobial susceptibility and composition of microcosm dental plaques supplemented with sucrose

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1595-1599

  Pratten, J ^a   Wilson, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; SUCROSE;

ACTINOMYCES; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOFILM; CELL VIABILITY; ENAMEL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOOTH PLAQUE; VEILLONELLA;

EID: 0032788493     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.7.1595     Document Type: Article

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