Bob ten Cate: 'Ninety percent of the cells in our body are bacterial cells'

Br Dent J. 2013 Nov;215(10):533-5. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.1134.

Abstract

Bob ten Cate, speaker at the 2013 BDA/BDJ Winter Lecture, describes how we are just scratching the surface of understanding bacteria in biofilms.

Publication types

  • Interview

MeSH terms

  • Biofilms
  • Cariostatic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Dental Caries / microbiology
  • Dental Caries / prevention & control
  • Dental Plaque / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Mouth / microbiology*
  • Oral Health
  • Quorum Sensing / physiology
  • Symbiosis / physiology*

Substances

  • Cariostatic Agents