Spectrophotometric Analysis of Streptococcus mutans Growth and Biofilm Formation in Saliva and Histatin-5 Relate to pH and Viscosity

Objective: To analyze the ability of saliva in controlling the growth and the biofilm formation of Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) as well as the effect of histatin-5 anti-biofilm relate to pH and saliva viscosity. Material and Methods: The S. mutans biofilm assayed by crystal violet 1% and its gro...

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Main Authors: Dharli Syafriza, Heriandi Sutadi, Ameta Primasari, Yahwardiah Siregar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association of Support to Oral Health Research (APESB) 2021-11-01
Series:Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada
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Online Access:https://revista.uepb.edu.br/PBOCI/article/view/611