Lactic acid bacteria inhibiting the formation of dental plaque in the mouth
OwnerJong Suk Ohinventor
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Abstract
Enterococcus spp. 1357, Lactobacillus acidophilus V20 and Lactococcus lactis 1370, lactic acid bacterial strains having a potent and lasting inhibitory activity against the formation of glucan and dental plaque in human mouths.
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Isolated lactic acid bacterium of the genus Lactococcus having an inhibitory activity against the formation of glucan or dental plaque in human mouths, said isolated lactic acid bacterium having the identifying characteristic of Lactococcus lactis 1370.
Isolated lactic acid bacterium of the genus Lactococcus which produces a statistically significant reduction in a plaque index in a 24 hour period of exposure in human mouths, wherein said lactic acid bacterium is Lactococcus lactis 1370.
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