INHIBITION OF BIOFILM FORMATION AND QUORUM SENSING- CONTROLLED VIRULENCE FACTORS OF CARIOGENIC ORAL PATHOGEN STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS BY 4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYBENZALDEHYDE
Intro: Streptococcus mutans are considered to be the primary etiologic agents of dental caries and it is one of the major public health problems worldwide. The production of virulence traits that are regulated through a Quorum Sensing system confers resistance to antibiotics. This includes exopolysa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-05-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223004071 |