Morphological changes in streptococcus mutans after chewing gum containing xylitol for twelve months

Current Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 332-337

  Lee, Young Eun ^a   Choi, Youn Hee ^a   Jeong, Seong Hwa ^a   Kim, Hee Sook ^a   Lee, Sung Hee ^a   Song, Keun Bae ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE; XYLITOL; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE I; SWEETENING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GENE; CHEWING GUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; GENE EXPRESSION; HEALTH; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SYNTHESIS; VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADULT; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CHEWING GUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SWEETENING AGENTS; TIME FACTORS; XYLITOL;

EID: 65549083996     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-008-9332-4     Document Type: Article

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