Susceptibility of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus to cell wall inhibitors and development of a novel selective medium for S. sobrinus

Caries Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 155-160

  Hirasawa, M ^a   Takada, K ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Monobactam antibiotic; Selective medium; Streptococcus mutans; Streptococcus sobrinus

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZTREONAM; BACITRACIN; CARUMONAM; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FOSFOMYCIN; MONOBACTAM DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZTREONAM; BACITRACIN; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOSFOMYCIN; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MONOBACTAMS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

EID: 0036559596     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000059329     Document Type: Article

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