Oral microbial ecology current research and new perspectives / edited by Nicholas S. Jakubovics, Oral Biology, School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and Robert J. Palmer, Jr., Oral Infection and Immunity Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
| Other author | Jakubovics, Nicholas S. |
| Other author | Palmer, Robert J., Jr. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Norfolk, UK : Caister Academic Press, [2013] |
| Description | x, 232, 9 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Partial contents | Microbial populations in oral biofilms -- Detection and culture of novel oral bacteria -- Bacterial catabolism of salivary substrates -- Structural organization of oral biofilms in supra- and subgingival environments -- The role of extracellular polysaccharides matrix in virulent oral biofilms -- Extracellular proteins and DNA in the matrix of oral biofilms -- A holistic view of interspecies bacterial interactions within human dental plaque -- Environmental sensory perception by oral Streptococci -- Microbial community interactions of the Cariogenic organism -- Biofilms in periodontal health and disease -- Periodontal biofilm and immunity: immune subversion by select pathogens as a community service -- Oral biofilms as a reservoir for extraoral pathogens: ventilator-associated pneumonia -- Oral biofilm as a vehicle for chemotherapeutic agents -- Probiotics: a possible tool in oral health care? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013372404 |
| ISBN | 9781908230171 |
| ISBN | 1908230177 |