In vitro antimicrobial activity of a chitooligosaccharide mixture against Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Streptococcus mutans

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 553-557

  Choi, Bong Kyu ^a,b   Kim, Kwang Yoon ^c   Yoo, Yun Jung ^a   Oh, Suk Jung ^c   Choi, Jong Hoon ^a   Kim, Chong Youl ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Dentistry   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Ecobio Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; Antibacterial activity; Chitooligosaccharide; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHITOSAN; CHITOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEACETYLATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPOLYMERS; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035217939     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(01)00434-4     Document Type: Article

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