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APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 70, Issue 7, Pages 4408-4410Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.7.4408-4410.2004
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Biofilms were grown on preconditioned voice prostheses with biosurfactants obtained from probiotic bacteria Lactococcus lactis 53 and Streptococcus thermophilus A in an artificial throat model. Both biosurfactants greatly reduced microbial numbers on prostheses and also induced a decrease in the airflow resistance that occurs on voice prostheses after biofilm formation. This study presents a promising strategy for prolonging the lifespan of voice prostheses.
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