Spatial distribution of vital and dead microorganisms in dental biofilms

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 471-476

  Auschill, T M ^b   Artweiler, N B ^b   Netuschil, L ^a   Brecx, M ^b   Reich, E ^a   Sculean, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Confocal laser scanning microscope; Dental biofilm Vitality distribution

Indexed keywords

ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; MICROORGANISM; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; NONHUMAN; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH PLAQUE;

BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035068084     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9969(00)00136-9     Document Type: Article

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