Isolation of a Novel Phage with Activity against Streptococcus mutans Biofilms

Streptococcus mutans is one of the principal agents of caries formation mainly, because of its ability to form biofilms at the tooth surface. Bacteriophages (phages) are promising antimicrobial agents that could be used to prevent or treat caries formation by S. mutans. The aim of this study was to...

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Main Authors: Dalmasso, Marion, de Haas, Eric, Neve, Horst, Strain, Ronan, Cousin, Fabien J., Stockdale, Stephen R., Ross, R. Paul, Hill, Colin
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4580409/