From Mouth to Model: Combining in vivo and in vitro oral biofilm growth

Oral biofilm studies based on simplified experimental setups are difficult to interpret. Models are limited mostly by the number of bacterial species observed and the insufficiency of artificial media. Few studies have attempted to overcome these limitations and to cultivate native oral biofilm. Thi...

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Main Authors: Barbara Klug, Elisabeth Santigli, Christian Westendorf, Stefan Tangl, Gernot Wimmer, Martin Grube
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01448/full