Streptococcus intermedius is found in biofilms on teeth and as a commensal member of the
gastrointestinal and urinary floras, but may also be associated with deep-seated purulent …

Viridans streptococci, which include Streptococcus gordonii, are pioneer oral bacteria that
initiate dental plaque formation. Sessile bacteria in a biofilm exhibit a mode of growth that is …

Streptococcus intermedius, part of the 'Streptococcus milleri group', has the ability to
produce glycosaminoglycan depolymerising enzymes (hyaluronidase and chrondroitin …

Bacteria living in biofilms as dental plaque on tooth surfaces are generally more resistant to
antimicrobial agents than bacteria in batch culture normally used for in vitro susceptibility …

Objective: Oral streptococci are primary colonisers of the tooth surface and are abundant in
dental plaque biofilms. Bacteria growing in these relatively dense, surface-associated …

This manuscript presents novel approaches to grow and evaluate Streptococcal biofilm
formation using the human respiratory pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae (the …

Protease treatment of S. sanguis biotype I strains (AKI and CR311) and S. sanguis biotype II
strains (CN3410 and PSH1b) reduced cell surface hydrophobicity of all strains by up to …

Streptococcus sanguinis is one of the pioneers in the bacterial colonization of teeth and is
one of the most abundant species in the oral biofilm called dental plaque. S. sanguinis is …

Background/aim: Bacteria sense their population density using autoinducer (AI) signaling
systems. The AI‐2 signal is thought to mediate communication among and within bacterial …

The mechanisms of adhesion to solid surfaces enable S. mutans to colonize oral cavities
and form biofilms, which play an important role in caries development. Additional properties …