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Abstract
Streptococcus mutans plays an important role in the formation of dental plaque. To study biofilm growth on hydroxyapatite (HA) in vitro, a flow system based on a Modified Robbins Device (MRD) and a method for the quantification of the biomass using fluorescent staining with SYTO(R) 9 were developed. The combined approach was used to assess the inhibitory effect of plant extracts on biofilm formation in concentrations below their minimal inhibitory concentrations.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15979176 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2005.05.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Microbiol Methods ISSN: 0167-7012 Impact factor: 2.363