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 …

Candida albicans is a major fungal pathogen of humans. It exists as a commensal in the oral
cavity, gut or genital tract of most individuals, constrained by the local microbiota, epithelial …

Background The microbiome of the oral cavity is the second-largest and diverse microbiota
after the gut, harboring over 700 species of bacteria and including also fungi, viruses, and …

Advances in DNA sequencing technology have vastly improved the ability of researchers to
explore the microbial inhabitants of the human body. Unfortunately, while these studies have …

Recent advances in our understanding of the microbial populations that colonize the human
mouth, their acquisition, interdependency, and coevolution with the host, bring a different …

Oral commensal streptococci are primary colonizers of the oral cavity. These streptococci
produce many adhesins, metabolites, and antimicrobials that modulate microbial succession …

The salivary microbiota (SM), comprising bacteria shed from oral surfaces, has been shown
to be individualized, temporally stable and influenced by diet and lifestyle. SM reflects local …

The oral microbiome is diverse in its composition due to continuous contact of oral cavity
with the external environment. Temperatures, diet, pH, feeding habits are important factors …

Microbial communities are complex and dynamic, composed of hundreds of taxa interacting
across multiple spatial scales. Advances in sequencing and imaging technology have led to …

Background Use of skin personal care products on a regular basis is nearly ubiquitous, but
their effects on molecular and microbial diversity of the skin are unknown. We evaluated the …