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Antimicrobial activity of natural extracts and commercial elixirs in oral pathogens

Author(s): Alves, Maria José ; Pereira, Marta ; Fraga, Sara ; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R. ; Dias, Maria Inês

Date: 2018

Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/21120

Origin: Biblioteca Digital da UPB

Subject(s): Oral biofilm; Antimicrobial activity; Elixir; Foeniculum vulgare mill; Chamomilla recutita L.


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Although Streptococcus mutans has been responsible for decades as the etiological agent of dental caries, recent evidence indicates a high prevalence for S. mutans in dental biofilms where Candida albicans resides; which suggests that the interaction between these two species may mediate cariogenic development [1].

Document Type Conference object
Language English
Contributor(s) Biblioteca Digital da UPB
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