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Anti-Biofilm Activity of a Self-Aggregating Peptide against Streptococcus mutans

Streptococcus mutans is the primary agent of dental cavities, in large part due to its ability to adhere to teeth and create a molecular scaffold of glucan polysaccharides on the tooth surface. Disrupting the architecture of S. mutans biofilms could help undermine the establishment of biofilm commun...

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Autores principales: Ansari, Juliana M., Abraham, Nabil M., Massaro, Jenna, Murphy, Kelsey, Smith-Carpenter, Jillian, Fikrig, Erol
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5364132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28392782
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00488