Endodontic and Salivary Isolates of Enterococcus faecalis Integrate into Biofilm from Human Salivary Bacteria Cultivated In Vitro

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 986-991

  Al Ahmad, Ali ^a   Müller, Nada ^a   Wiedmann Al Ahmad, Margit ^a   Sava, Irina ^b   Hübner, Johannes ^b   Follo, Marie ^a   Schirrmeister, Jörg ^a   Hellwig, Elmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Duplex fluorescence in situ hybridization; endodontic infection; Enterococcus faecalis; oral biofilm

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; CATTLE; COCULTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ENAMEL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA; TOOTH PLAQUE; TOOTH PULP;

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOSIS; BIOFILMS; CATTLE; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 67649198053     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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