Antimicrobial effect of acidified nitrate and nitrite on six common oral pathogens in vitro

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 1904-1909

  Xia, Deng Sheng ^a   Liu, Yi ^b   Zhang, Chun Mei ^a   Yang, Sheng Hui ^b   Wang, Song Lin ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing Dental Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Acidification; Nitrate; Nitrite; Oral pathogens

Indexed keywords

SODIUM NITRATE; SODIUM NITRITE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA GINGIVALIS; CELL SUSPENSION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOSTASIS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LIQUID CULTURE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PH; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 33751430299     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200611020-00010     Document Type: Article

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