New Bacteria Discovered In Oral Cavity!
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PerioTalkPosted
Wed 10 Dec 2008 3:46pm
of bacterial species found in the oral cavity. many of these bacteria are yet unidentified. Any discovery of new species draws us that much closer to finding a answer to this disease... other work showing that oralbacteria can invade both tissues and individual cells."
16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and DNA–DNA hybridization revealed that the strains
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Scientists Reveal Structure of Dangerous Bacteria’s Powerful Multidrug Resistance Pump
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Ed H.Posted
Sun 10 Oct 2010 1:37pm
A team at The Scripps Research Institute has detailed the structure of a member of the only remaining class of multidrug resistance transporters left to be described. The work has implications for combating dangerous antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria, as well as for developing hardy strains of agricultural crops.
The study was published
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Bad Bacteria & Healthy Bacteria
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Dr. Ellie PhillipsPosted
Sat 30 Jan 2010 12:00am
Dear Dr. Ellie:
I assume it's not necessary to brush teeth after every meal once the bad bacteria have been crowded out by the healthy ones and have taken residence... is of course a perfect ending to a meal - so brushing is not needed.
Plaque bacteria take 12 hours to grow on teeth - so brushing every 12 hours is enough.
More than this may do more
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Bad Bacteria & Healthy Bacteria
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Dr. Ellie PhillipsPosted
Sat 30 Jan 2010 8:00am
Dear Dr. Ellie:
I assume it's not necessary to brush teeth after every meal once the bad bacteria have been crowded out by the healthy ones and have taken residence... is of course a perfect ending to a meal - so brushing is not needed.
Plaque bacteria take 12 hours to grow on teeth - so brushing every 12 hours is enough.
More than this may do more
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Bad Breath and the Battle of Bacteria
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Dr. Syed L.Posted
Sun 16 Nov 2008 1:14pm
Do you have bad breath, really bad breath?
It might not be the garlic or onions, coffee or alcohol.
Rather, a new study links it to the types of bacteria that dominate the back portion of the top of your tongue.
Some bacteria protect against halitosis, the formal name for really bad breath, while others cause the pungent odor, says a team
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