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Active detachment of Streptococcus mutans cells adhered to epon-hydroxylapatite surfaces coated with salivary proteins in vitro.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Apr 2000
Vats N, Lee S F
Abstract excerpt
Although the formation of biofilms has been much studied, detachment of adherent cells from biofilms has been relatively neglected. Recent results have shown that adherent Streptococcus mutans cells can actively detach from epon-hydroxylapatite (EHA) rods conditioned with hog gastric mucin. The mechanisms for adherence and detachment of Strep. mutans cells in this system was uncertain. In the present study,...
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