Dental caries from a molecular microbiological perspective

Caries Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 89-102

  Nyvad, B ^a   Crielaard, W ^b   Mira, A ^c   Takahashi, N ^d   Beighton, D ^e  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Center for Advanced Research in Public Health   (Spain)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Dental caries; Metabolomics; Metagenomics; Metatranscriptomics; Molecular microbiology; Next generation sequencing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S; TRANSCRIPTOME;

BIOFILM; DENTAL CARIES; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLOME; METAGENOME; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW;

BIOFILMS; DENTAL CARIES; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; METABOLOME; METAGENOME; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84870299220     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000345367     Document Type: Review

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