Inhibitory effect of water-soluble chitosan on growth of Streptococcus mutans

New Microbiologica

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-86

  Fujiwara, M ^a   Hayashi, Y ^a   Ohara, N ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clinical application; Growth inhibition; caries prevention; pH; Streptococcus mutans; Water soluble chitosan

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; CHITIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PHARMACEUTICAL VEHICLES AND ADDITIVES; POLYMER; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; POLYMERIZATION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; PH; SOLUBILITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADJUVANTS, PHARMACEUTIC; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; POLYMERS; SOLUBILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; WATER;

EID: 1842589583     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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