Cranberry Flavonoids Modulate Cariogenic Properties of Mixed-Species Biofilm through Exopolysaccharides-Matrix Disruption

Dongyeop Kim; Geelsu Hwang; Yuan Liu; Yifei Wang; Ajay P. Singh; Nicholi Vorsa; Hyun Koo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0145844

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Cranberry Flavonoids Modulate Cariogenic Properties of Mixed-Species Biofilm through Exopolysaccharides-Matrix Disruption

Dongyeop Kim,

Affiliation Biofilm Research Labs, Department of Orthodontics and Divisions of Pediatric Dentistry & Community Oral Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Geelsu Hwang,

Affiliation Biofilm Research Labs, Department of Orthodontics and Divisions of Pediatric Dentistry & Community Oral Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Yuan Liu,

Affiliation Biofilm Research Labs, Department of Orthodontics and Divisions of Pediatric Dentistry & Community Oral Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Yifei Wang,

Affiliation Department of Plant Biology and Plant Pathology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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Ajay P. Singh,

Affiliation Department of Plant Biology and Plant Pathology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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Nicholi Vorsa,

Affiliations Department of Plant Biology and Plant Pathology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension, Rutgers University, Chatsworth, New Jersey, United States of America
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Hyun Koo

* E-mail: koohy@dental.upenn.edu

Affiliation Biofilm Research Labs, Department of Orthodontics and Divisions of Pediatric Dentistry & Community Oral Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Cranberry Flavonoids Modulate Cariogenic Properties of Mixed-Species Biofilm through Exopolysaccharides-Matrix Disruption

Dongyeop Kim,
Geelsu Hwang,
Yuan Liu,
Yifei Wang,
Ajay P. Singh,
Nicholi Vorsa,
Hyun Koo

Published: December 29, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145844

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