Co-operative inhibition by fluoride and zinc of glucosyl transferase production and polysaccharide synthesis by mutans streptococci in suspension cultures and biofilms
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- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Vol. 254 (1) , 134-140
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2005.00018.x
Abstract
Fluoride and zinc, alone or in combination at concentrations of 0.2 mM, inhibited production–secretion of glucosyltranferases by Streptococcus mutansKeywords
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