Research Article

The Inhibitory Effects of Ficin on Streptococcus mutans Biofilm Formation

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Live/dead bacterial staining of S. mutans biofilm. (a) Live bacteria was stained green, and dead bacteria was stained red when merged; (b) ratio of live bacteria according to live/dead bacterial staining results; (c) growth curve of S. mutans under different concentration of ficin. . Data are presented as , and values with dissimilar letters are significantly different from each other ().
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