Inhibition of Steptococcus mutans biofilm formation by extracts of Tenacibaculum sp. 20J, a bacterium with wide-spectrum quorum quenching activity

Inhibition of Steptococcus mutans biofilm formation by extracts of Tenacibaculum sp. 20J, a bacterium with wide-spectrum quorum quenching activity

Background: Previous studies have suggested the quorum sensing signal AI-2 as a potential target to prevent the biofilm formation by Streptococcus mutans, a pathogen involved in tooth decay. Objective: To obtain inhibition of biofilm formation by S. mutans by extracts obtained from the marine bacter...

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Main Authors: Andrea Muras, Celia Mayer, Manuel Romero, Tamara Camino, Maria D. Ferrer, Alex Mira, Ana Otero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
Subjects:
Quorum sensing
quorum quenching
AI-2
biofilms
dental plaque
streptococci
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2018.1429788

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