Background and Objectives: It has been reported that hemin binding proteins are involved in the mechanism of obtaining iron in some bacteria. Oral streptococci in the dental plaque are assumed to acquire iron through hemin or hemin compounds. The aim of this study was to identify...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v15i130079
Background and Objectives: Although plaques are present in a mixed state of various bacterial species, it is not yet known how antimicrobial efficacy of mixed bacteria against the antimicrobial agent changes compared to susceptibility of individual bacteria to the antimicrobial a...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/39737
Effect of Sub Minimal Inhibitory Concentration Cetylpyridinium Chloride on Biofilm Formation and Hydropyobicity of Streptococci and Actinomycetes Background and Objectives: If the antimicrobial agent is not administered continuously, the concentration of the antimicrobial agent n...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/39738
Background and Objectives: When an antimicrobial agent is removed after the treatment of bacteria for a short period, it takes a long time for the bacteria to return to normal growth, despite the reduction in the antimicrobial agent concentration. This phenomenon is referred to t...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/39739
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of Chlorhexidine and Cetylpyridinium Chloride against a Mixture of Two Species of Oral Streptococci Background and Objectives: Although bacteria in plaques are present as a mixed population comprising various species, mechanisms underlying differe...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/38780