Effects of sub-minimum inhibitory concentrations of antimicrobial agents on Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 390-395

  Dong, Liping ^a   Tong, Zhongchun ^a   Linghu, Dake ^a   Lin, Yuan ^a   Tao, Rui ^a   Liu, Jun ^b   Tian, Yu ^a   Ni, Longxing ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Quorum sensing; Shear force; Streptococcus mutans; Sub MIC; Sub minimum inhibitory concentration

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; POLYPHENOL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; COMD GENE; COME GENE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG CONCENTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; GTFB GENE; GTFC GENE; LUXS GENE; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUB MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CHLORHEXIDINE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYPHENOLS; SODIUM FLUORIDE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 84862828195     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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