Seq #185 Friday, 11 March 2005

10:45 AM-12:45 PM Baltimore Convention Center 315, Oral
The Ecology of Biofilms
Chairpersons: B. GUGGENHEIM and E. GIERTSEN
 
1503  10:45 AM A Biofilm Releasing Enzyme with Broad Spectrum Activity
K. VELLIYAGOUNDER, D. FINE, and J. KAPLAN, New Jersey Dental School - UMD, Newark, USA
1504  11:00 AM Influence of an amine fluoride mouthrinse on early biofilm growth
T.M. AUSCHILL1, E. SCHNEIDER1, E. HELLWIG1, A. SCULEAN2, and N.B. ARWEILER3, 1Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany, 2University Nijmegen, Netherlands, 3Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg i. Brsg, Germany
1505  11:15 AM Characterization of Structure and Composition of Natural Plaque Biofilms
P. WATSON1, C. SISSONS2, D. DEVINE1, and C. ROBINSON1, 1University of Leeds - Dental Institute, United Kingdom, 2Wellington School of Medicine, Wellington South, New Zealand
1506  11:30 AM Effect of Xylitol on Survival of mutans Streptococci in Biofilms
E. GIERTSEN, University of Bergen, Norway, and B. GUGGENHEIM, University of Zurich, Institute for Oral Biology, Switzerland
1507  11:45 AM Analyses of Tannerella forsythia genes involved in biofilm growth
K. HONMA1, S. INAGAKI1, K. ISHIHARA2, K. OKUDA2, H.K. KURAMITSU1, and A. SHARMA1, 1University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA, 2Tokyo Dental College, Chiba City, Japan
1508  12:00 PM Biofilm Characterization of SMU485 and PpiB Mutants in Streptococcus mutans
S. HUDA, University of Toronto, Canada
1509  12:15 PM Starch: Effect on Microbial Composition and Demineralization Potential of Biofilms
B. GUGGENHEIM, University of Zurich, Institute for Oral Biology, Switzerland, R. GMUER, University of Zurich, Switzerland, and E. GIERTSEN, University of Bergen, Norway
1510  12:30 PM Influence of Starch on Structure and Diffusion Properties of Biofilms
T. THURNHEER, University of Zurich, Institute for Oral Biology, Switzerland, and B. GUGGENHEIM, University of Zurich, Institute for Oral Biology, Switzerland

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