Adaptation of salivary Lactobacillus strains to xylitol

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-164

  Badet, C ^a   Richard, B ^a   Castaing Debat, M ^a   De Flaujac, P M ^a   Dorignac, G ^a  

^a UFR d'Odontologie   (France)

Author keywords

Acid production; Cariogenic bacteria; Sugar substitute

Indexed keywords

LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 0742323603     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9969(03)00200-0     Document Type: Article

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