Microbial biofilm: a review on formation, infection, antibiotic resistance, control measures, and innovative treatment

S Sharma, J Mohler, SD Mahajan, SA Schwartz… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biofilm is complex and consists of bacterial colonies that reside in an exopolysaccharide
matrix that attaches to foreign surfaces in a living organism. Biofilm frequently leads to …

Cross-kingdom interaction between Candida albicans and oral bacteria

Q Du, B Ren, X Zhou, L Zhang, X Xu - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Candida albicans is a symbiotic fungus that commonly colonizes on oral mucosal surfaces
and mainly affects immuno-compromised individuals. Polymicrobial interactions between C …

Valeriana jatamansi root extract a potent source for biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles and their biomedical applications, and photocatalytic decomposition

P Prem, S Naveenkumar, C Kamaraj… - … Chemistry Letters and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to synthesize silver nanoparticles (VJ@ AgNPs) using Valeriana jatamansi
root extract and assess their antibacterial, antioxidant, and antibiofilm properties against …

QSAR modeling, molecular docking, dynamic simulation and ADMET study of novel tetrahydronaphthalene derivatives as potent antitubercular agents

A Moulishankar, T Sundarrajan - Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis is an air-borne contagious disease caused by slow-growing
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). According to Global Tuberculosis Report 2022, 1.6 …

Evaluation of propolis activity as sucrose-dependent and sucrose-independent Streptococcus mutans inhibitors to treat dental caries using an in silico approach

MM Jauhar, PH Syaifie, AG Arda… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - japsonline.com
Dental caries is an oral disease that still shows high prevalence in the world. Streptococcus
mutans as the main caries-related bacterium uses some features to exhibit its role as a …

[HTML][HTML] The role of the proteosurfaceome and exoproteome in bacterial coaggregation

AC Afonso, MJ Saavedra, M Simões, LC Simões - Biotechnology Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
Bacterial coaggregation is a critical process in multispecies biofilm formation, driven by
specific molecular interactions that facilitate the adhesion and aggregation of bacterial cells …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Potential of Chlorophyllin Against Streptococcus mutans In Vitro and In Silico

S Khan, I Ul Haq, I Ali, A Rehman, M Almehmadi… - Antibiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Streptococcus mutans is a leading causative agent of dental caries and exerts
pathogenicity by forming biofilms. Dental caries continues to be a significant public health …

Small Molecule Compounds, A Novel Strategy against Streptococcus mutans

S Yang, J Zhang, R Yang, X Xu - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dental caries, as a common oral infectious disease, is a worldwide public health issue. Oral
biofilms are the main cause of dental caries. Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) is well …

The application of small molecules to the control of typical species associated with oral infectious diseases

S Yang, X Lyu, J Zhang, Y Shui, R Yang… - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Oral microbial dysbiosis is the major causative factor for common oral infectious diseases
including dental caries and periodontal diseases. Interventions that can lessen the microbial …

Proteomics of Streptococcus mutans to Reveal the Antibiofilm Formation Mechanism of Ag/ZnO Nanocomposites with Light-Emitting Diode Radiation

N Jiang, S Zhao, S Wang, Z Lu - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction As a biofilm-associated disease, dental caries benefits from nanoparticle (NP)-
based therapies. Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) is a primary aetiologic agent for dental …