| Title |
Bacterial Model System for Screening and Determining Optimal Concentration of Anti-caries Natural Extracts |
| Author |
Min Jung Kim1,2, Chun Sung Kim1,2, Jae-Yoon Park3, Soon-Nang Park1,2, So Young Yoo1, Sook-Young Lee4, and Joong-Ki Kook1,2* |
| Address |
1Department of Oral Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759, Republic of Korea, 2Oral Biology Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759, Republic of Korea, 3Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759, Republic of Korea, 4MRC Center, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759, Republic of Korea |
| Bibliography |
Journal of Microbiology, 49(1),165-168, 2011,
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| DOI |
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| Key Words |
bacterial model system, screening, anti-caries, natural extract, mutans streptococci |
| Abstract |
In general, an antimicrobial test for screening anti-caries natural extracts was performed by measuring the minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) against the type strains of mutans streptococci. However, it is unclear if the antimicrobial efficiency of natural extracts on the type strains of mutans streptococci is the same on the clinical strains. In this study, we introduced a bacterial model system for the screening of anti-caries and determining the optimal concentration of them to develop oral hygiene products for Korean populations. |
