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Bacterial model system for screening and determining optimal concentration of anti-caries natural extracts

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In general, an antimicrobial test for screening anti-caries natural extracts was performed by measuring the minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) against the type strains of mutans streptococci. However, it is unclear if the antimicrobial efficiency of natural extracts on the type strains of mutans streptococci is the same on the clinical strains. In this study, we introduced a bacterial model system for the screening of anti-caries and determining the optimal concentration of them to develop oral hygiene products for Korean populations.

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  1. Department of Oral Biochemistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, 501-759, Republic of Korea

    Min Jung Kim, Chun Sung Kim, Soon-Nang Park, So Young Yoo & Joong-Ki Kook

  2. Oral Biology Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, 501-759, Republic of Korea

    Min Jung Kim, Chun Sung Kim, Soon-Nang Park & Joong-Ki Kook

  3. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School, Chosun University, Gwangju, 501-759, Republic of Korea

    Jae-Yoon Park

  4. MRC Center, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, 501-759, Republic of Korea

    Sook-Young Lee

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Kim, M.J., Kim, C.S., Park, JY. et al. Bacterial model system for screening and determining optimal concentration of anti-caries natural extracts. J Microbiol. 49, 165–168 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-011-1018-0

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