A preliminary study of the synbiotic effects of konjac glucomannan hydrolysates (GMH) and lactobacilli on the growth of the oral bacterium Streptococcus mutans

Nutrition & Food Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 234-237

  Tester, Richard F ^a   Al Ghazzewi, Farage H ^a  

^a Glycologic Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Konjac glucomannan; L. acidophilus; Micro organisms; Oral hygiene; Prebiotic; S. mutans; Synbiotic

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 79960648372     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346651111151357     Document Type: Article

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