The impact of mercury released from dental "silver" fillings on antibiotic resistances in the primate oral and intestinal bacterial flora

Met Ions Biol Syst. 1997:34:441-60.

Authors

C A Liebert¹, J Wireman, T Smith, A O Summers

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602-2605, USA.

PMID: 9046579

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Bacteria / drug effects
DNA Transposable Elements / drug effects
Dental Amalgam / adverse effects*
Dental Restoration, Permanent / adverse effects
Drug Resistance, Microbial* / genetics
Drug Resistance, Multiple / genetics
Humans
Intestines / drug effects
Intestines / microbiology*
Mercury / pharmacokinetics
Mercury / pharmacology*
Mouth / drug effects
Mouth / microbiology*
Pseudomonas / drug effects
Pseudomonas / genetics

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
DNA Transposable Elements
Dental Amalgam
Mercury