Effect of honey on Streptococcus mutans growth and biofilm formation

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 536-540

  Nassar, Hani M ^a,b   Li, Mingyun ^a,c   Gregory, Richard L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

96-WELL MICROTITER PLATE; ABSORBANCES; ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BIOFILM FORMATION; MAXIMUM VELOCITY; S. MUTANS; SERIAL DILUTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUGAR CONTENT; TRYPTIC SOY BROTHS;

BIOFILMS; MICROORGANISMS; SUGARS;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DILUTION; GROWTH REGULATOR; GROWTH RESPONSE; HONEY; INHIBITION; SUGAR; VIABILITY;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HONEY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; HONEY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 84862909129     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.05538-11     Document Type: Article

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