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 …

The skin, oral cavity, digestive and reproductive tracts of the human body harbor symbiotic
and commensal microorganisms living harmoniously with the host. The oral cavity houses …

In health, indigenous polymicrobial communities at mucosal surfaces maintain an ecological
balance via both inter‐microbial and host‐microbial interactions that promote their own and …

Background The accuracy of microbial community surveys based on marker-gene and
metagenomic sequencing (MGS) suffers from the presence of contaminants—DNA …

Human oral cavity harbors the second most abundant microbiota after the gastrointestinal
tract. The expanded Human Oral Microbiome Database (eHOMD) that was last updated on …

Objectives To provide an update on our current understanding of how saliva and its various
constituents directly and indirectly affect oral bacteria and thereby play a role in the …

The ecosystem of the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract traverses a number of environmental,
chemical, and physical conditions because it runs from the oral cavity to the anus. These …

Human oral cavity (mouth) hosts a complex microbiome consisting of bacteria, archaea,
protozoa, fungi and viruses. These bacteria are responsible for two common diseases of the …

Microbes are typically surrounded by different strains and species with whom they compete
for scarce nutrients and limited space. Given such challenging living conditions, microbes …

Akkermansia muciniphila is a mucin-degrading bacterium of the phylum Verrucomicrobia. Its
abundance in the human intestinal tract is inversely correlated to several disease states. A …