A lacticin 3147 enriched food ingredient reduces Streptococcus mutans isolated from the human oral cavity in saliva

Aims:  To isolate and characterise Streptococcus mutans from Irish saliva samples and to assess their sensitivity to a food‐grade preparation of the lantibiotic, lacticin 3147, produced by Lactococcus lactis DPC3147.

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