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3 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Advanced Oral Sciences and Therapeutics, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Publications dans "Cariogènes" :
3 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Advanced Oral Sciences and Therapeutics, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Publications dans "Cariogènes" :
3 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. Electronic address: zhouxd@scu.edu.cn.
Publications dans "Cariogènes" :
3 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Advanced Oral Sciences and Therapeutics, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Center for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Electronic address: hxu@umaryland.edu.
Publications dans "Cariogènes" :
3 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Piracicaba Dental School, UNICAMP, Piracicaba, Brazil.
Publications dans "Cariogènes" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
Publications dans "Cariogènes" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Publications dans "Cariogènes" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Publications dans "Cariogènes" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Advanced Oral Sciences and Therapeutics, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Oral Diagnostics, Digital Health and Health Services Research, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Charité Mitte, Berlin, Germany.
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2 publications dans cette catégorie
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Laboratory of Oral Microbiology, Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, sigrun.eick@zmk.unibe.ch.
Publications dans "Cariogènes" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Medical Centre, Freiburg, Germany.
Publications dans "Cariogènes" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Publications dans "Cariogènes" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
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2 publications dans cette catégorie
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The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST), Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST), Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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2 publications dans cette catégorie
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Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
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2 publications dans cette catégorie
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Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
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Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
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2 publications dans cette catégorie
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Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
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To investigate the inhibition mechanism of copper ions on Streptococcus mutans-Veillonella parvula dual biofilm....
S. mutans-V. parvula dual biofilm was constructed and copper ions were added at different concentrations. After the biofilm was collected, RNA-seq and qRT-PCR were then performed to get gene informati...
The coculture of S. mutans and V. parvula formed a significantly better dual biofilm of larger biomass than S. mutans mono biofilm. And copper ions showed a more significant inhibitory effect on S. mu...
Streptococcus mutans and Veillonella parvula are symbiotic, forming a dual biofilm of larger biomass to better resist the external antibacterial substances, which may increase the virulence of S. muta...
Streptococcus mutans is a primary cariogenic pathogen in humans. Arginine metabolism is required for bacterial growth. In S. mutans, however, the involvement of transcription factors in regulating arg...
Streptococcus mutans, found in the human oral cavity, is a significant contributor to the pathogenesis of dental caries. This bacterium expresses three genetically distinct types of glucosyltransferas...
Streptococcus mutans is a representative biofilm-forming bacterium that causes dental caries through glucosyltransferase (GTF) activity. Glucans are synthesized from sucrose by GTFs and provide bindin...
The study aimed to evaluate the role of Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) dexA gene on biofilm structure and microecological distribution in multispecies biofilms....
A multispecies biofilm model consisting of S. mutans and its dexA mutants, Streptococcus gordonii (S. gordonii) and Streptococcus sanguinis (S. sanguinis) was constructed, and bacterial growth, biofil...
Our results showed that either deletion or overexpression of S. mutans dexA had no effect on the planktonic growth of bacterium, while S. mutans dominated in the multispecies biofilms to form cariogen...
In conclusion, deletion of S. mutans dexA gene re-modules biofilm structure and microbiota composition, thereby leading to decreased cariogenicity. Thus, the S. mutans dexA may be an important target ...
Streptococcus mutans is the main cariogenic pathogen in the oral cavity, considered to contribute toward oral diseases. S. mutans is predominantly entrapped in plaque biofilms....
In this study, we surveyed the antibacterial activity of natural compounds in terms of the biofilm production of S. mutans....
We extracted the studies related to natural compounds affected on S. mutans biofilm from different databases....
Disruption of S. mutans viability in biofilms by a potent new pharmacological factor could inhibit and remove cavities. Various antibacterial agents are needed to destroy biofilms that remove both pat...
An effective therapeutic agent for dental caries has to be capable of removing pathogens and their biofilms. Specific virulence attributes of S. mutans exist; hence, natural compounds that have excell...
Dental caries is a chronic progressive disease, which destructs dental hard tissues under the influence of multiple factors, mainly bacteria. Streptococcus mutans is the main cariogenic bacteria. Howe...
Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) is considered the main causative agent of dental caries. The study aims to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of a natural plant product, pure 4,5''-dihydroxy-anthraq...
This study was designed to compare the levels of Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) in saliva with those in occlusal plaque on posterior teeth at different stages of dentition, and to explore the correl...
Samples of saliva and occlusal plaque were collected from 83 patients (aged 3-17 years) over three months. S. mutans levels were determined by culture-based selective plating, morphological identifica...
The mean age of the participants was 8.8 (±3.7) years, and 74.7% of them were Hispanic. Mean caries experience for children with primary, mixed, and permanent dentition was 5.2 (±4.7), 4.0 (±3.3), and...
Both plaque and saliva samples are useful sources for S. mutans isolation. S. mutans levels from both sources were not significantly correlated with caries experience, but occlusal plaque had greater ...
The wear behavior of dental restorative materials is highly related to the biolubricating medium in the oral environment. Bacteria, along with their metabolic products, are essential substances in the...