Microbial contamination of orthodontic buccal tubes from manufacturers

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3349-3356

  Purmal, Kathiravan ^a   Chin, Shenyang ^a   Pinto, John ^a   Yin, Wai Fong ^a   Chan, Kok Gan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus; Micrococcus luteus; Oral cavity; Orthodontic buccal tubes; Staphylococcus haemolyticus; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORTHODONTIC BUCCAL TUBE; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; RNA SEQUENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; ORAL CAVITY; ORTHODONTIC BUCCAL TUBES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STERILIZATION;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 77958501159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms11093349     Document Type: Article

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