Novel effect of plant lectins on the inhibition of Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation on saliva-coated surface

Effect of coating the wells of a polysty

Effect of coating the wells of a polystyrene microtiter plate with xanthorrhizol on the biofilm formation of Streptococcus mutans

✍ Yaya Rukayadi; Jae-Kwan Hwang 📂 Article 📅 2006 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 85 KB

## Abstract Colonization on the surface of tooth by __Streptococcus mutans__ is an important step in the initiation of dental plaque. Polystyrene microtiter plates have been employed to study bacterial colonization and biofilm formation of periodontal bacteria. The objective of this work was to eva