Quorum quenching: Signal jamming in dental plaque biofilms

Journal of Dental Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 349-352

  Basavaraju, Mounika ^a   Sisnity, Vidya Sagar ^a   Palaparthy, Rajababu ^a   Addanki, Pavan Kumar ^a  

^a Narketpally   (India)

Author keywords

acyl homoserine lactone; biofilm; periodontitis; quorum quenching; quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962844872     PISSN: 19917902     EISSN: 22138862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2016.02.002     Document Type: Review

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