Effects of Withania somnifera on the growth and virulence properties of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus at sub-MIC levels

Anaerobe

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Pandit, Santosh ^a   Chang, Kee Wan ^a   Jeon, Jae Gyu ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Streptococcus mutans; Streptococcus sobrinus; Virulence properties; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GLYCOLYTIC ENZYME; METHANOL;

ACID TOLERANCE; ACTINOMYCES NAESLUNDII; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOSTASIS; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; VIRULENCE; WITHANIA;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 84872801835     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: 10958274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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