Antibacterial activity of yoghurt against viridans streptococci in vitro

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 985-990

  Petti, S ^a   Tarsitani, G ^a   Simonetti D'Arca, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Streptococcus gordonii; Streptococcus mutans; Streptococcus oralis; Streptococcus parasanguinis; Streptococcus sanguinis; Streptococcus sobrinus; Viridans streptococci; Yoghurt

Indexed keywords

YOGHURT;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLASSIFICATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ANTIBIOSIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI; YOGURT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII SUBSP. BULGARICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PARASANGUINIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 49149103129     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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