Alkali production by oral bacteria and protection against dental caries
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Alkali production by oral bacteria and protection against dental caries.
pH is a key environmental factor affecting the physiology, ecology and pathogenicity of the oral biofilms colonizing the hard tissues of the human mouth. Much attention has been focused on the production of organic acids through the metabolism of carbohydrates by pathogenic oral bacteria. Now, evidence is emerging that alkali generation, particularly through ammonia production from arginine and...
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عنوان ژورنال: FEMS Microbiology Letters
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0378-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1097(00)00438-9