Characterization of extracellular polymeric matrix, and treatment of Fusobacterium nucleatum and Porphyromonas gingivalis biofilms with DNase I and proteinase K

Journal of Oral Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2013, 2013, Pages

  Mohammed, Marwan Mansoor Ali ^a   Nerland, Audun H ^a   Al Haroni, Mohammed ^b   Bakken, Vidar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Extracellular polymeric matrix; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Porphyromonas gingivalis; Static and dynamic biofilm models; Subgingival biofilm

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; POLYMER; PROTEINASE K;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFILM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NONHUMAN; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

EID: 84879310656     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20002297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/jom.v5i0.20015     Document Type: Article

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