Strain-Related Acid Production by Oral Streptococci

Caries Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 486-490

  De Soet, J J ^a,c   Nyvad, B ^b   Kilian, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Acid production; Streptococci oral; Streptococcus mitis

Indexed keywords

ACID;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARIES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACIDS; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

EID: 0034323939     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016628     Document Type: Article

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