Antibiofilm activity of zinc-carbonate hydroxyapatite nanocrystals against Streptococcus mutans and mitis group streptococci

Curr Microbiol. 2013 Dec;67(6):679-81. doi: 10.1007/s00284-013-0419-1. Epub 2013 Jul 13.

Authors

Claudio Palmieri¹, Gloria Magi, Giovanna Orsini, Angelo Putignano, Bruna Facinelli

Affiliation

¹ Section of Microbiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Tronto 10/A, 60126, Ancona, Italy.

PMID: 23852075
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-013-0419-1

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Biofilms / drug effects*
Biofilms / growth & development
Carbonates / pharmacology*
Durapatite / pharmacology*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Nanoparticles / metabolism*
Streptococcus mitis / drug effects*
Streptococcus mitis / physiology
Streptococcus mutans / drug effects*
Streptococcus mutans / physiology
Zinc Compounds / pharmacology*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Carbonates
Zinc Compounds
Durapatite
zinc carbonate