Influence of Streptococcus mutans on Enterococcus faecalis Biofilm Formation

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1249-1252

  Deng, Dong Mei ^a   Hoogenkamp, Michel A ^a   Exterkate, Rob A M ^a   Jiang, Lei Meng ^a   van der Sluis, Lucas W M ^a   ten Cate, Jacob M ^a   Crielaard, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofilm; dual species; Enterococcus faecalis; root canal; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 69249122130     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2009.05.038     Document Type: Article

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