Microbial infections affect humans worldwide. Many quaternary ammonium compounds
have been synthesized that are not only antibacterial, but also possess antifungal, antiviral …

The current oral health crisis, whose causes are varied and complex, necessitates timely
oral evaluation and early detection and treatment of oral health problems. Dramatic changes …

Polymicrobial biofilms are of large medical importance, but relatively little is known about the
role of interspecies interactions for their physiology and virulence. Here, we studied two …

Cyclic di‐AMP (c‐di‐AMP) is an emerging second messenger in bacteria. It has been shown
to play important roles in bacterial fitness and virulence. However, transduction of c‐di‐AMP …

Natural DNA transformation is a lateral gene transfer mechanism during which bacteria take
up naked DNA from their environment and stably integrate it in their genome. The proteins …

It is now clear that the most common oral diseases, dental caries and periodontitis, are
caused by mixed-species communities rather than by individual pathogens working in …

Streptococcus mutans produces bacteriocins that show antibacterial activity against several
bacteria. However, comprehensive analysis of these bacteriocins has not been well done. In …

Antibiotic overuse has promoted the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with
significant health and economic consequences. Genome sequencing reveals the …

Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) is generally regarded as a major contributor to dental
caries because of its ability to synthesize extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) that aid in the …

Biofilm formation is responsible for numerous chronic infections and represents a serious
health challenge. Bacteria and the extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) cause biofilms to …