Effects of sub-minimum inhibitory concentrations of lemon essential oil on the acid tolerance and biofilm formation of Streptococcus mutans.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2017.12.028
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Lemon essential oil (LEO) is a kind of secondary metabolite from lemon peels and has been found to inhibit cariogenic bacteria for decades. However, its effects on main cariogenic virulence factors are rarely reported.… read more here.
Keywords: acid tolerance; biofilm formation; tolerance biofilm; formation ... See more keywords