Malolactic fermentation by Streptococcus mutans

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 272, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 196-201

  Sheng, Jiangyun ^a   Marquis, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Malolactic fermentation; Oral lactic acid bacteria

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; MALIC ACID;

ALKALINIZATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CELL PERMEABILIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARVATION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BIOFILMS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENZYME STABILITY; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATES; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 34447515784     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00744.x     Document Type: Article

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