Background. Orthodontic appliances induce significant changes in the oral microbiome, but
this shift in microbial composition has not been well established by the available evidence …

Streptococcus tigurinus is a novel species of viridans streptococci, shown to cause severe
invasive infections such as infective endocarditis, spondylodiscitis and meningitis. S …

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 …

Introduction: Antibiotic resistance is widely found even among bacterial populations not
having been exposed to selective pressure by antibiotics, such as tetracycline. In this study …

The human oral microbiome may alter oral and systemic disease risk. Consuming high
sugar content beverages (HSB) can lead to caries development by altering the microbial …

Although periodontal diseases during fixed appliance treatment are a common issue, few
studies have focused on the clinical and microbial factors associated with orthodontic …

Streptococcus mitis strain Nm-65 secretes an atypical 5-domain-type cholesterol-dependent
cytolysin (CDC) called S. mitis-derived human platelet aggregation factor (Sm-hPAF) …

Streptococcus tigurinus is a newly described member of the Streptococcus mitis group. Due
to the difficulty in distinguishing viridans group streptococci (VGS) by phenotype, analysis of …

Dear Editor Streptococcus tigurinus, a novel bacterial species, was first discovered by
Zbinden et al. in 2012 [1]. Although S. tigurinus was reported to cause invasive infections …

Canine infectious respiratory disease (CIRD) is a constant challenge in dogs. There are
multiple causative agents, including bacterial pathogens such as Bordetella bronchiseptica …