A rapid and quantitative detection system for Streptococcus mutans in saliva using monoclonal antibodies

Caries Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-19

  Matsumoto, Y ^a,b   Sugihara, N ^a   Koseki, M ^a   Maki, Y ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b GC Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Saliva; Species specific monoclonal antibodies; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 29144479271     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000088900     Document Type: Article

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