The microbiota plays a fundamental role on the induction, training, and function of the host
immune system. In return, the immune system has largely evolved as a means to maintain …

Human oral cavity harbors the second most abundant microbiota after the gastrointestinal
tract. The expanded Human Oral Microbiome Database (eHOMD) that was last updated on …

The oral microbiome is an important part of the human microbiome. The oral cavity contains
several significantly different niches with distinct microbial communities. A wide range of …

Background: Breast milk is recognized as the most important postpartum element in
metabolic and immunologic programming of health of neonates. The factors influencing the …

The composition of the oral microbiome differs from one intraoral site to another, reflecting in
part the host response and immune capacity at each site. By focusing on two major oral …

For decades, the sugar-fermenting, acidogenic species Streptococcus mutans has been
considered the main causative agent of dental caries and most diagnostic and therapeutic …

Oral microbiome dysbiosis is associated with oral disease and potentially with systemic
diseases; however, the determinants of these microbial imbalances are largely unknown. In …

The type VI secretion system (T6SS) mediates interactions between a broad range of Gram-
negative bacterial species. Recent studies have led to a substantial increase in the number …

The human genome has been referred to as the blueprint of human biology. In this review
we consider an essential but largely ignored overlay to that blueprint, the human …

Dental diseases are now viewed as a consequence of a deleterious shift in the balance of
the normally stable resident oral microbiome. It is known that frequent carbohydrate …