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Antibiofilm Activity of Zinc-Carbonate Hydroxyapatite Nanocrystals Against Streptococcus mutans and Mitis Group Streptococci

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Coswell S.P.A. provided the materials and partial support for the study, but had no role in planning, conduction, data analysis or any phase of the study.

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Palmieri, C., Magi, G., Orsini, G. et al. Antibiofilm Activity of Zinc-Carbonate Hydroxyapatite Nanocrystals Against Streptococcus mutans and Mitis Group Streptococci. Curr Microbiol 67, 679–681 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-013-0419-1

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