Studies on strains of Streptococcus mutans isolated from caries-active and caries-free individuals in Iceland

Journal of Oral Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2012, 2012, Pages

  Holbrook, W Peter ^a   Magnúsdóttir, Margrét O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin; Decalcification; Dental caries; Hydroxyapatite; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

APATITE; BACTERIOCIN; HYDROXYAPATITE; THYMIDINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CALCIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; ICELAND; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

EID: 84864813580     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20002297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/jom.v4i0.10611     Document Type: Article

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