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 extracellular matrix is a critical component of microbial biofilms, such as dental plaque,
maintaining the spatial arrangement of cells and coordinating cellular functions throughout …

Although great strides have been made in understanding the complex bacterial community
inhabiting the human oral cavity, for a variety of (mainly technical) reasons the ecological …

Candida albicans has been detected in root carious lesions. The current study aimed to
explore the action of this fungal species on the microbial ecology and the pathogenesis of …

Despite significant healthcare advances in the 21st century, the exact etiology of dental
caries remains unsolved. The past two decades have witnessed a tremendous growth in our …

Bacteria from the Saccharibacteria phylum (formerly known as TM7) are ubiquitous
members of the human oral microbiome and are part of the Candidate Phyla Radiation …

Background Dental caries is a microbe and sugar-mediated biofilm-dependent oral disease.
Of particular significance, a virulent type of dental caries, known as severe early childhood …

One major challenge to studying human microbiome and its associated diseases is the lack
of effective tools to achieve targeted modulation of individual species and study its …

Biofilm community development has been established as a sequential process starting from
the attachment of single cells on a surface. However, microorganisms are often found as …

Bacterial biofilm infections remain prevalent reasons for implant failure. Dental implant
placement occurs in the oral environment, which harbors a plethora of biofilm-forming …