The global population is getting older due to a combination of longer life expectancy and
declining birth rates. Growing evidence suggests that the oral microbiota composition and …

Dysbiosis, or the imbalance in the structural and/or functional properties of the microbiome,
is at the origin of important infectious inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory bowel …

Maternal transmission of intracellular microbes is pivotal in establishing long-term, intimate
symbioses. For germline microbes that exert negative reproductive effects on their hosts …

Macrocycles represent a common structural framework in many naturally occurring peptides.
Several strategies exist for macrocyclization, and the enzymes that incorporate them are of …

Streptococci are a diverse group of Gram‐positive microorganisms sharing common
virulence traits and similar strategies to escape the oral niche and establish an infection in …

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

Background Intra-amniotic infection has a strong causal association with spontaneous
preterm birth and preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM). The most common …

The human microbiome project (HMP) promoted further understanding of human oral
microbes. However, research on the human oral microbiota has not made as much progress …

The mitis group streptococci include the major human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae
and the opportunistic pathogens Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus oralis, which are …

It was previously believed that the microbial community in the esophagus was relatively
stable, but it has been reported that different esophageal diseases have different microbial …