D-Galactose as an autoinducer 2 inhibitor to control the biofilm formation of periodontopathogens

Autoinducer 2 (AI-2) is a quorum sensing molecule to which bacteria respond to regulate various phenotypes, including virulence and biofilm formation. AI-2 plays an important role in the formation of a subgingival biofilm composed mostly of Gram-negative anaerobes, by which periodontitis is initiate...

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Published in:The journal of microbiology Vol. 54; no. 9; pp. 632 - 637
Main Authors: Ryu, Eun-Ju, Sim, Jaehyun, Sim, Jun, Lee, Julian, Choi, Bong-Kyu
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Seoul The Microbiological Society of Korea 01-09-2016
Springer Nature B.V
한국미생물학회
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