An analytical tool-box for comprehensive biochemical, structural and transcriptome evaluation of oral biofilms mediated by mutans streptococci

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 47, 2010, Pages

  Klein, Marlise I ^a   Xiao, Jin ^a,b   Heydorn, Arne ^c   Koo, Hyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Confocal fluorescence; Extracellular matrix; Glucosyltransferases; Issue 47; Microarray; Microbiology; Mutans streptococci; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055110124     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2512     Document Type: Article

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