Lactobacillus rhamnosus biosurfactant inhibits biofilm formation and gene expression of caries-inducing Streptococcus mutans

Background: It is cleared that some probiotic strains inhibit biofilm formation of oral bacteria, but its mechanisms are not clearly understood yet. It is proposed that one of the mechanisms can be biosurfactant production, a structurally diverse group of surface-active compounds synthesized by micr...

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Main Authors: Arezoo Tahmourespour, Rooha Kasra-Kermanshahi, Rasool Salehi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Dental Research Journal
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Online Access:http://www.drjjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-3327;year=2019;volume=16;issue=2;spage=87;epage=94;aulast=Tahmourespour