Acid tolerance in early colonizers of oral biofilms

Abstract Background In caries, low pH drives selection and enrichment of acidogenic and aciduric bacteria in oral biofilms, and development of acid tolerance in early colonizers is thought to play a key role in this shift. Since previous studies have focussed on planktonic cells, the effect of biofi...

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Main Authors: Gabriella Boisen, Julia R. Davies, Jessica Neilands
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-021-02089-2