Nutritionally variant Streptococci interfere with Streptococcus mutans adhesion properties and biofilm formation

New Microbiologica

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 259-266

  Angius, Fabrizio ^a   Madeddu, Maria Antonietta ^a   Pompei, Raffaello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; Biofilm; Dental caries; Microbiology; Oral hygiene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; HUMANS; MOUTH; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 84930986365     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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