Streptococcus mutans biofilm inhibition using antisense oligonucleotide to glucosyltransferases B and C
Background. Biofilm formation by Streptococcus mutans bacteria on teeth leads to dental caries, which still remains one of the most prevalent human diseases strongly related to increase of dietary sucrose consumption in modern society. In the biofilm, sucrose is metabolized by S. mutans to acids cau...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Vilnius University Press
2015-08-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Lituanica |
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| Online Access: | https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21373 |