The influence of Brazilian plant extracts on Streptococcus mutans biofilm

• Main Authors: Michele BARNABÉ (Author), Cíntia Helena Coury SARACENI (Author), Maristela DUTRA-CORREA (Author), Ivana Barbosa SUFFREDINI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nineteen plant extracts obtained from plants from the Brazilian Amazon showed activity against planktonic Streptococcus mutans, an important bacterium involved in the first steps of biofilm formation and the subsequent initiation of several oral diseases. Objective: Our goal was to verify whether pl...