Novel metabolic activity indicator in Streptococcus mutans biofilms

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-71

  Deng, D M ^a   Hoogenkamp, M A ^a   Ten Cate, J M ^a   Crielaard, W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Biofilm; Green fluorescent protein; Metabolic activity; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; GLUCOSE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOFILM; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FLUORESCENCE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STEADY STATE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TITRIMETRY;

BIOFILMS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LACTIC ACID; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MUTATION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 62349118318     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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