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ArticleMicroorganisms2023

Antibacterial Activities of Ag/Cellulose Nanocomposites Derived from Marine Environment Algae against Bacterial Tooth Decay.

Ragaa A Hamouda, Rabab R Makharita, Fauzia A K Qarabai, Fathi S Shahabuddin, Amna A Saddiq, Laila Ahmed Bahammam, Shaymaa W El-Far, Mamdouh A Bukhari, Mohammad A Elaidarous, Asmaa Abdella

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Article in Microorganisms, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Ragaa A HamoudaDepartment of Biology, College of Sciences and Arts at Khulis, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21959, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4589-6272
Rabab R MakharitaDepartment of Biology, College of Sciences and Arts at Khulis, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21959, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6430-7541
Fauzia A K QarabaiDepartment of Biology, College of Sciences and Arts at Khulis, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21959, Saudi Arabia.
Fathi S ShahabuddinHarad Center, Makkah Ministry of Health, Riyadh 24342, Saudi Arabia.
Amna A SaddiqDepartment of Biology, College of Sciences and Arts at Khulis, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21959, Saudi Arabia.
Laila Ahmed BahammamDepartment of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9075-361X
Shaymaa W El-FarDivision of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif 21974, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9422-6371
Mamdouh A BukhariRegional Laboratory, Laboratories and Blood Banks Administration, Ministry of Health, 7780 Wali Alahed, Makkah P.O. Box 24353-4537, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad A ElaidarousRegional Laboratory, Laboratories and Blood Banks Administration, Ministry of Health, 7780 Wali Alahed, Makkah P.O. Box 24353-4537, Saudi Arabia.
Asmaa AbdellaDepartment of Industrial Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, University of Sadat City, Sadat City 32897, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-3499-3448
Ministry of Health · SAUniversity of Jeddah · SAUniversity of Sadat City · EGKing Abdulaziz University · SASuez Canal University · EGTaif University · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dental caries is an infectious oral disease caused by the presence of different bacteria in biofilms. Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a major challenge of dental caries treatment. Swabs were taken from 65 patients with dental caries in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Swabs were cultivated on mitis salivarius agar and de Man, Rogosa, and Sharpe (MRS) agar. VITEK 2 was used for the identification of isolated bacteria. Antibiotic susceptibility testing of the isolated bacteria was performed using commercial antibiotic disks. Ulva lactuca was used as a reducing agent and cellulose source to create nanocellulose and Ag/cellulose nanocomposites. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD) were used to characterize nanocellulose and Ag/cellulose nanocomposites. The results showed that most bacterial isolates were

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Ag/cellulose nanocompositesantimicrobialdental cariesfluorideisolationUlva lactuca

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