Synergic antibacterial effect between visible light and hydrogen peroxide on Streptococcus mutans
Author(s) -
Osnat Feuerstein,
Daniel Moreinos,
Doron Steinberg
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkl070
Subject(s) - streptococcus mutans , hydrogen peroxide , phototoxicity , chemistry , reactive oxygen species , antibacterial activity , nuclear chemistry , photochemistry , bacterial growth , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biochemistry , biology , in vitro , genetics
To evaluate the possibility of enhancing the phototoxic effect on Streptococcus mutans using a potentially antibacterial synergic effect between blue light and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and to investigate the antibacterial mechanism involved.
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