The Effects of Histatin-derived Basic Antimicrobial Peptides on Oral Biofilms

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1245-1250

  Heimerhorst, E J ^a,b   Hodgson, R ^a   Van 't Hof, W ^a   Veerman, E C L ^a   Allison, C ^a   Nieuw Amerongen, A V A V ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Histatins; Hydroxyapatite discs; Oral biofilm; Saliva

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; GLYCOPROTEIN; HISTIDINE RICH PROTEINS; HISTIDINE-RICH PROTEINS; PROTEIN; SALIVA PROTEIN; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACTINOMYCES; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; TOOTH PLAQUE; VEILLONELLA;

ACTINOMYCES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOFILMS; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PLAQUE; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GLYCOPROTEINS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; PROTEINS; SALIVA; SALIVARY PROTEINS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS; VEILLONELLA;

EID: 0033278020     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00220345990780060801     Document Type: Article

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