Streptococcus mutans and oral streptococci in dental plaque;Streptococcus mutans et les streptocoques buccaux dans la plaque dentaire

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-20

  Nicolas, G G ^a   Lavoie, Marc C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Caries; Dental plaque; Oral streptococci; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

CARIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUES; IMMUNE SYSTEMS; LIFE STYLES; MECHANICAL FRICTION; MICROBIAL SPECIES; MICROBIOTAS; MUTANS STREPTOCOCCI; ORAL BACTERIA; ORAL CAVITY; ORAL DISEASE; ORAL STREPTOCOCCI; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; S. MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; COLONIZATION; DENTAL HEALTH; DISEASE INCIDENCE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LESION; MUTATION; PATHOGEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; TAXONOMY; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; DENTAL CARIES; HOST; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TAXONOMY; TOOTH PLAQUE;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; BIOTA; DENTAL PLAQUE; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METAGENOME; MOUTH; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; VIRULENCE;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 79953321262     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W10-095     Document Type: Review

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