Predation of oral pathogens by Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus 109J

Molecular Oral Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-34

  Dashiff, A ^a   Kadouri, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus; Biofilm; Biofilm control; Oral bacteria

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; HYDROLASE; HYDROXYAPATITE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; POLY N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; PROTEINASE K; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGREGATIBACTER ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ANAEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BDELLOVIBRIO; BDELLOVIBRIO BACTERIOVORUS; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REMOVAL; CELL VIABILITY; COCULTURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EIKENELLA CORRODENS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HOST RANGE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREDATION; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; SALIVA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TANNERELLA FORSYTHENSIS;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ANTIBIOSIS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BACTEROIDES; BDELLOVIBRIO; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOFILMS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DURAPATITE; EIKENELLA CORRODENS; ENDOPEPTIDASE K; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; SALIVA; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 78651081999     PISSN: 20411006     EISSN: 20411014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-1014.2010.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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