Growth inhibition of Streptococcus mutans with low xylitol concentrations

Current Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 382-385

  Söderling, Eva M ^a   Ekman, Tiina C ^a   Taipale, Teemu J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Korpilahti Muurame Health Care Center   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

XYLITOL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOMASS; CULTURE MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; XYLITOL;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 40149099466     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-007-9076-6     Document Type: Article

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