But for whatever reasons the disease remained generally quiescent for another twenty years.
然而,不管什么原因,那种疾病总的来说悄无声息地潜伏了随后的20年。
The oral microbiota is found in saliva, the surface of gum tissue and teeth, and in biofilms which are basically layers of goop-like material made of exopolysaccharides or EPS within which bacteria survive in a quiescent or slow-growing state.
口腔微生物群存在于唾液、牙龈组织和牙齿表面及生物膜中;生物膜种主要由胞外多糖(EPS)组成的黏液状物质;细菌在其中处于静
或者缓慢增长状态。