Effects of quorum sensing on cell viability in Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 379, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 933-938

  Zhang, Kai ^a,b   Ou, Meizhen ^a   Wang, Weilu ^a   Ling, Junqi ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Quorum sensing; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; QUORUM SENSING; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 58949087357     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.12.175     Document Type: Article

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