Biofilms can be produced by multiple species or by a single strain of bacteria. The biofilm
state enhances the resistance of the resident microorganisms to antimicrobial agents by …

Oral cavity is inhabited by more than 25,000 different bacterial phylotypes; some of them
cause systemic infections in addition to dental and periodontal diseases. Emergence of …

During the past 5 years, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight (MALDI-
TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) has become a powerful tool for routine identification in many …

Many studies have characterized microbiomes of western individuals. However, studies
involving non-westerners are scarce. This study characterizes the skin microbiomes of …

Background The upper half of the human small intestine, known as the jejunum, is the
primary site for absorption of nutrient-derived carbohydrates, amino acids, small peptides …

Background Gastric microbiota along with Helicobacter pylori (HP) plays a key role in gastric
disease. The aim of our study is to investigate the difference of human gastric microbiota …

Bacteria residing in oral biofilms live in a state of dynamic equilibrium with one another. The
intricate synergistic or antagonistic interactions between them are crucial for determining this …

Streptococcus spp. are important causes of infective endocarditis but challenging in species
identification. This study compared identification based on sequence determination of the …

Abstract Membrane Attack Complex/Perforin (MACPF) and Cholesterol-Dependent
Cytolysins (CDC) form the MACPF/CDC superfamily of important effector proteins …

Background and Purpose The mechanism underlying the pathology of neuromyelitis optica
spectrum disorders (NMOSD) remains unclear even though antibodies to the water channel …