Residual Structure of Streptococcus mutans Biofilm following Complete Disinfection Favors Secondary Bacterial Adhesion and Biofilm Re-Development

Tatsuya Ohsumi; Shoji Takenaka; Rika Wakamatsu; Yuuki Sakaue; Naoki Narisawa; Hidenobu Senpuku; Hayato Ohshima; Yutaka Terao; Takashi Okiji

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0116647

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Residual Structure of Streptococcus mutans Biofilm following Complete Disinfection Favors Secondary Bacterial Adhesion and Biofilm Re-Development

Tatsuya Ohsumi,

Affiliation Division of Cariology, Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Department of Oral Health Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Shoji Takenaka ,

* E-mail: takenaka@dent.niigata-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Division of Cariology, Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Department of Oral Health Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Rika Wakamatsu,

Affiliation Division of Cariology, Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Department of Oral Health Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Yuuki Sakaue,

Affiliation Division of Cariology, Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Department of Oral Health Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Naoki Narisawa,

Affiliation Department of Food Bioscience and Biotechnology, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Kanagawa, Japan
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Hidenobu Senpuku,

Affiliation Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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Hayato Ohshima,

Affiliation Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology of the Hard Tissue, Department of Tissue Regeneration and Reconstruction, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Yutaka Terao,

Affiliation Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Oral Health Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Takashi Okiji

Affiliation Division of Cariology, Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Department of Oral Health Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Residual Structure of Streptococcus mutans Biofilm following Complete Disinfection Favors Secondary Bacterial Adhesion and Biofilm Re-Development

Tatsuya Ohsumi,
Shoji Takenaka,
Rika Wakamatsu,
Yuuki Sakaue,
Naoki Narisawa,
Hidenobu Senpuku,
Hayato Ohshima,
Yutaka Terao,
Takashi Okiji

Published: January 30, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116647

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