An in vitro study on the anti-bacterial effect of xylitol on streptococcus mutans

Streptocuccus mutans cocci were isolated, maintained and grown in Brewer's tioglycollate broth, at a density of 1.5 x 10 cells/ml. The organism was subjected to different concentrations of xylitol ranging from 125 mg/ml to 2000 mg/ml, doubling in each successive tube. In the tube deletion meth...

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Published in:The Journal of the Philippine Dental Association 52, 3 (2001).
Main Author: Ablaza, J.
Other Authors: Aguila, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
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