Molecular and regulatory mechanisms of oxidative stress adaptation in Streptococcus mutans

S Yu, Q Ma, Y Li, J Zou - Molecular Oral Microbiology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dental caries is a chronic progressive disease, which destructs dental hard tissues under
the influence of multiple factors, mainly bacteria. Streptococcus mutans is the main …

Oxidative stress response: a critical factor affecting the ecological competitiveness of Streptococcus mutans

X Cheng, X Xu, X Zhou, J Ning - Journal of Oral Microbiology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Oral microecological balance is closely associated with the development of dental caries.
Oxidative stress is one of the important factors regulating the composition and structure of …

Catalase produced by Candida albicans protects Streptococcus mutans from H2O2 stress—one more piece in the cross-kingdom synergism puzzle

C Katrak, BA Garcia, LM Dornelas-Figueira, M Nguyen… - Msphere, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Co-infection with Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans is associated with dental
caries, and their co-cultivation results in enhanced biofilm matrix production that contributes …

Construction of an arrayed CRISPRi library as a resource for essential gene function studies in Streptococcus mutans

J St. Pierre, J Roberts, MA Alam… - Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Arrayed mutant libraries are important resources that have advanced our understanding of
bacterial genetics. Until recently, essential genes which are necessary for bacterial survival …

Bacterial redox response factors in the management of environmental oxidative stress

S Rajendrasozhan - World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023 - Springer
Bacteria evolved to survive in the available environmental chemosphere via several cellular
mechanisms. A rich pool of antioxidants and stress regulators plays a significant role in the …

Quorum quenching and anti‐biofilm activities of halotolerant Bacillus strains isolated in different environments in Algeria

F El Aichar, A Muras, A Parga, A Otero… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims The current study aimed to screen Bacillus strains with wide‐spectrum quorum
quenching (QQ) activity against N‐acyl‐l‐homoserine lactones (AHLs), helpful in controlling …

Oral microbiome diversity: The curious case of Corynebacterium sp. isolation

P Treerat, B McGuire, E Palmer… - Molecular oral …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Oral microbiome sequencing efforts revealed the presence of hundreds of different
microbes. Interindividual differences at strain and species resolution suggest that …

SMU_1361c regulates the oxidative stress response of Streptococcus mutans

S Yu, Q Ma, J Huang, Y Liu, J Li, Y Wang… - Applied and …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Dental caries is the most common chronic infectious disease around the world and
disproportionately affects the marginalized socioeconomic group. Streptococcus mutans …

Multiple factors regulate the expression of sufCDSUB in Streptococcus mutans

K Ellepola, LC Guillot, B Comeaux, Y Han… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The sufCDSUB gene cluster, encoding the sole iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster
assembly system in S. mutans, was recently shown to be up-regulated in response to …

Murine Salivary Amylase Protects Against Streptococcus mutans-Induced Caries

DJ Culp, B Robinson, MN Cash - Frontiers in physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Saliva protects dental surfaces against cavities (ie, dental caries), a highly prevalent
infectious disease frequently associated with acidogenic Streptococcus mutans. Substantial …