Determination of the Antibacterial Constituents Produced by Lactobacilli against a Periodontal Pathogen: Sodium Lactate and a Low Molecular Weight Substance

Tomomi Kawai¹, Tomoko Ohshima^2*, Ryoichi Shin³, Satoshi Ikawa³, Nobuko Maeda² and Kazuhiro Gomi¹

¹Department of Periodontology, Tsurumi University, School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

²Department of Oral Microbiology, Tsurumi University, School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

³Central Institute for Health Science, A. L. A. Corporation, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, 4Technology Research Institute of Osaka Prefecture, Izumi, Osaka, Japan

^*Corresponding Author: Tomoko Ohshima, 2-1-3, Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku Yokohama, 230-8501, Japan, Tel: +81-45-580-8441 Email: