Social networking at the microbiome-host interface

RJ Lamont, G Hajishengallis, H Koo - Infection and Immunity, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Microbial species colonizing host ecosystems in health or disease rarely do so alone.
Organisms conglomerate into dynamic heterotypic communities or biofilms in which …

The multifaceted nature of streptococcal antigen I/II proteins in colonization and disease pathogenesis

HS Manzer, AH Nobbs, KS Doran - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Streptococci are Gram-positive bacteria that belong to the natural microbiota of humans and
animals. Certain streptococcal species are known as opportunistic pathogens with the …

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 …

Identification of novel drug targets in Porphyromonas gingivalis and proposing inhibitors against acetate kinase using structure-based virtual screening

H Kalhor, NN Goodarzi, H Rahimi, F Firoozeh… - Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
Porphyromonas gingivalis is the conductor of the orchestration of periodontium
inflammation. Considering that a wide range of antibiotics have lost their activities in the last …

Impact of Polymicrobial Infection on Fitness of Streptococcus gordonii In Vivo

SD Pandey, JD Perpich, KS Stocke, JM Mansfield… - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pathogenic microbial ecosystems are often polymicrobial, and interbacterial interactions
drive emergent properties of these communities. In the oral cavity, Streptococcus gordonii is …