The influence of Brazilian plant extracts on Streptococcus mutans biofilm
Nineteen plant extracts obtained from plants from the Brazilian Amazon showed activity against planktonic Streptococcus mutans, an important bacterium involved in the first steps of biofilm formation and the subsequent initiation of several oral diseases. Objective: Our goal was to verify whether p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of São Paulo
2014-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Applied Oral Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572014000500366&lng=en&tlng=en |