FERMENTATION OF CARBOHYDRATES IN DIFFERENT FLOURS BY STREPTOCOCCUS-MUTANS

Authors
MATEE MIN MASELLE SY HELDERMAN WHV MIKX FHM
Citation
Min. Matee et al., FERMENTATION OF CARBOHYDRATES IN DIFFERENT FLOURS BY STREPTOCOCCUS-MUTANS, Archives of oral biology, 38(7), 1993, pp. 627-629
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
Archives of oral biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039969
Volume
38
Issue
7
Year of publication
1993
Pages
627 - 629
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9969(1993)38:7<627:FOCIDF>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The ability of Streptococcus mutans to ferment carbohydrates and to pr oduce acid was investigated in different flours in vitro. The amounts of and produced suggest a possible ecological role of the tested flour s in the occurrence of Strep. mutans in dental plaque.