Direct interactions with commensal streptococci modify intercellular communication behaviors of Streptococcus mutans

JR Kaspar, K Lee, B Richard, AR Walker… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
interactions occurring within these biofilms between cariogenic bacteria, such as the mutans
streptococci, and health-associated commensal streptococci, … interactions, a Streptococcus

Bacterial and host interactions of oral streptococci

J Kreth, J Merritt, F Qi - DNA and cell biology, 2009 - liebertpub.com
… Most of the oral streptococci are commensal, nonperiodonthopathogenic bacteria. Some are
known to cause infective endocarditis when disseminated through the blood stream, like the …

Interspecies communication among commensal and pathogenic streptococci

LC Cook, B LaSarre, MJ Federle - MBio, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
… has now demonstrated that these peptides function as cell-to-cell signaling pheromones
via direct interaction with their cognate Rgg protein in multiple streptococcal species (24…

Commensal pathogens, with a focus on Streptococcus pneumoniae, and interactions with the human host

B Henriques-Normark, S Normark - Experimental cell research, 2010 - Elsevier
… colonized by the three commensal pathogens S. pneumoniae, … group of commensal
streptococci such as Streptococcus mitis … to identify properties in commensal human pathogens …

Streptococcus mitis: walking the line between commensalism and pathogenesis

J Mitchell - Molecular oral microbiology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Streptococcus mitis is an interesting organism. It has generally been considered a relatively
benign oral streptococcus and member of the oral commensal flora. Nevertheless, S. mitis …

Mechanisms underlying interactions between two abundant oral commensal bacteria

D Perera, A McLean, V Morillo-López… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
… Our results indicate that mitis group streptococci are likely the in … Hypotheses about direct
interaction of bacteria and assembly … One notable association was between Streptococcus and …

Synergism between Corynebacterium and Streptococcus sanguinis reveals new interactions between oral commensals

P Treerat, U Redanz, S Redanz, RA Giacaman… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Streptococci and corynebacteria are among the most abundant oral commensals and their
interactions … In this study, we discovered that Streptococcus sanguinis specifically responds to …

Oral commensal streptococci: gatekeepers of the oral cavity

JJ Baty, SN Stoner, JA Scoffield - Journal of Bacteriology, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
… ability of oral commensal streptococci to regulate the structure … used by oral commensal
streptococci to interact with diverse … roles of oral commensal streptococci in modulating the host …

Synergistic Interaction between Candida albicans and Commensal Oral Streptococci in a Novel In Vitro Mucosal Model

PI Diaz, Z Xie, T Sobue, A Thompson… - Infection and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
… Here we investigate the interaction between C. albicans and three species of streptococci
from the viridans group, which are ubiquitous and abundant oral commensal bacteria. The …

Diversity in antagonistic interactions between commensal oral streptococci and Streptococcus mutans

X Huang, CM Browngardt, M Jiang, SJ Ahn, RA Burne… - Caries …, 2018 - karger.com
… Thus, arginolytic commensal streptococci may have a synergistically positive impact on
the ecology of oral biofilms by moderating biofilm pH while antagonizing the growth and …