Lactobacillus Plantarum 108 Inhibits Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans Mixed-Species Biofilm Formation

• Main Authors: Neha Srivastava (Author), Kassapa Ellepola (Author), Nityasri Venkiteswaran (Author), Louis Yi Ann Chai (Author), Tomoko Ohshima (Author), Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<i>Streptococcus mutans</i> is the principal biofilm forming oral pathogen associated with dental caries. Studies have shown that <i>Candida albicans</i>, a commensal oral fungus is capable of forming pathogenic mixed-species biofilms with <i>S. mutans.</i> The tr...