Effects of the natural compounds embelin and piperine on the biofilm-producing property of Streptococcus mutans

We aimed to evaluate the effects of the natural compounds embelin and piperine on the biofilm-formation property of Streptococcus mutans. A total of 30 clinical isolates were identified as S. mutans and screened for biofilm formation using the microtiter plate method. The strongest biofilm producer...

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Main Authors: Deepak Dwivedi, Vinod Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S222541101400039X