Three distinct streptococcal species: Streptococcus anginosus, Streptococcus intermedius,
and Streptococcus constellatus, belonging to the Streptococcus anginosus group (SAG) …

Background Treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) has so far been
based on retrospective case series. The results of six randomized clinical trials including five …

Although many recent studies have examined associations between the gut microbiome and
COVID-19 disease severity in individual patient cohorts, questions remain on the robustness …

Recently, microbiota dysbiosis in lung cancer has attracted immense attention. Studies on
lung microbes are mostly based on sequencing, which has left the potentially functional …

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with considerable imbalances in intestinal
microbiota that may underlie pathological conditions in both mothers and infants. To more …

Streptococcus anginosus together with S. constellatus and S. intermedius constitute the
Streptococcus anginosus group (SAG), until recently considered to be benign commensals …

Cholesterol-dependent cytolysins (CDCs) are key virulence factors involved in many lethal
bacterial infections, including pneumonia, necrotizing soft tissue infections, bacterial …

Growing evidence suggests that oral infections can modify the course of systemic diseases.
To date, epidemiological data on microbial oral infections are scarce. Here, we performed a …

Introduction Streptococcus intermedius is an opportunistic pathogen associated with
prolonged hospital stays and high mortality rates in adults. However, little is currently known …

Introduction The extrusion of bacteria from infected root canals may lead to increase in
symptoms, expansion of periapical lesions, and contribution to systemic diseases. The aim …