Fermentation of sugars and sugar alcohols by plaque Lactobacillus strains

Clinical Oral Investigations

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1465-1470

  Almståhl, Annica ^a   Lingström, Peter ^a   Eliasson, Lars ^a   Carlén, Anette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fermentation; Hyposalivation; Lactobacillus; pH; Sorbitol; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879460520     PISSN: 14326981     EISSN: 14363771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-012-0832-z     Document Type: Article

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