Glucosyltransferases (Gtfs) play critical roles in the etiology and pathogenesis of
Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans)-mediated dental caries including early childhood caries …

Dental caries, caused by Streptococcus mutans, is a common infection. Caries vaccine has
been under investigation for the last 40 years. Many in vitro and in vivo studies and some …

Marine Group II archaea are widely distributed in global oceans and dominate the total
archaeal community within the upper euphotic zone of temperate waters. However, factors …

Heavy metals are a growing threat to human health due to the resulting damage to the
ecology; the removal of heavy metals by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) has been a focus of many …

Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus [GAS]) causes 600 million cases of
pharyngitis each year. Despite this considerable disease burden, the molecular …

The methane (CH4)/oxygen (O2) gas supply ratios significantly affect the cell growth and
metabolic pathways of aerobic obligate methanotrophs. However, few studies have explored …

Bacterial ATP‐binding cassette (ABC) transporters play a crucial role in the physiology and
pathogenicity of different bacterial species. Components of ABC transporters have also been …

Nowadays, there is limited research focusing on the biosorption of Pb2+ through microbial
process, particularly at the level of gene expression. To overcome this knowledge gap, we …

Developing pathogen-specific recombinant antibody fragments (especially nanobodies) is a
very promising strategy for the treatment of infectious disease. Nanobodies have great …

Dental caries induced by Streptococcus mutans is one of the most prevalent chronic
infectious diseases worldwide. The pathogenicity of S. mutans relies on the bacterium's …