Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria: Biofilm Formation and Corrosive Activity in Endodontic Files

• Main Authors: Fabiano Luiz Heggendorn (Author), Aline Guerra Manssour Fraga (Author), Dennis de Carvalho Ferreira (Author), Lucio Souza Gonçalves (Author), Viviane de Oliveira Freitas Lione (Author), Márcia Teresa Soares Lutterbach (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim. This study describes the biofilm formation and the corrosive capacity of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) on the metallic structure of used endodontic files. Methods. Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) (Desulfovibrio desulfuricans oral and Desulfovibrio fairfieldensis or D. desulfuricans environmen...