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Penetration of an antimicrobial zinc-sugar alcohol complex into Streptococcus mutans biofilms

Mature biofilms are highly resistant to antimicrobial agents due to the presence of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), which inhibit the penetration of external molecules. In this study, we developed a coordination compound consisting of zinc chloride and erythritol that exhibits penetrating...

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Autores principales: Lim, Jong Hyun, Jeong, Yongbeom, Song, Sang-Hun, Ahn, Jae-Hyun, Lee, Jeong Rae, Lee, Sang-Min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6212478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30385826
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34366-y