The oral microbiome: Role of key organisms and complex networks in oral health and disease

L Sedghi, V DiMassa, A Harrington… - Periodontology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
States of oral health and disease reflect the compositional and functional capacities of, as
well as the interspecies interactions within, the oral microbiota. The oral cavity exists as a …

The microbiome-shaping roles of bacteriocins

S Heilbronner, B Krismer, H Brötz-Oesterhelt… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The microbiomes on human body surfaces affect health in multiple ways. They include not
only commensal or mutualistic bacteria but also potentially pathogenic bacteria, which can …

The evolution and changing ecology of the African hominid oral microbiome

JA Fellows Yates, IM Velsko, F Aron… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The oral microbiome plays key roles in human biology, health, and disease, but little is
known about the global diversity, variation, or evolution of this microbial community. To …

The “Gum–Gut” axis in inflammatory bowel diseases: a hypothesis-driven review of associations and advances

KM Byrd, AS Gulati - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In modern medicine, the oral cavity has often been viewed as a passive conduit to the upper
airways and gastrointestinal tract; however, its connection to the rest of the body has been …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes for drought stress adaptation in Ethiopia

K Darkwa, D Ambachew, H Mohammed, A Asfaw… - The crop journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Drought stress linked with climate change is one of the major constraints faced by common
bean farmers in Africa and elsewhere. Mitigating this constraint requires the selection of …

The quorum quenching enzyme Aii20J modifies in vitro periodontal biofilm formation

A Parga, A Muras, P Otero-Casal… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Recent studies have revealed the presence of N-acyl-homoserine lactones
(AHLs) quorum sensing (QS) signals in the oral environment. Yet, their role in oral biofilm …

The manifold roles of microbial ribosomal peptide–based natural products in physiology and ecology

Y Li, S Rebuffat - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020 - ASBMB
The ribosomally synthesized and posttranslationally modified peptides (RiPPs), also called
ribosomal peptide natural products (RPNPs), form a growing superfamily of natural products …

The oral host–microbial interactome: an ecological chronometer of health?

M Freire, KE Nelson, A Edlund - Trends in Microbiology, 2021 - cell.com
An increasing number of studies reveal that host–microbial interactome networks are
coordinated, impacting human health and disease. Recently, several lines of evidence have …

Exploiting the oral microbiome to prevent tooth decay: has evolution already provided the best tools?

JL Baker, A Edlund - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
To compete in the relatively exposed oral cavity, resident microbes must avoid being
replaced by newcomers. This selective constraint, coupled with pressure on the host to …

Deep metagenomics examines the oral microbiome during dental caries, revealing novel taxa and co-occurrences with host molecules

JL Baker, JT Morton, M Dinis, R Alvarez… - Genome …, 2021 - genome.cshlp.org
Dental caries, the most common chronic infectious disease worldwide, has a complex
etiology involving the interplay of microbial and host factors that are not completely …