[HTML][HTML] Role of Streptococcus mutans surface proteins for biofilm formation

M Matsumoto-Nakano - Japanese Dental Science Review, 2018 - Elsevier
Streptococcus mutans has been implicated as a primary causative agent of dental caries in
humans. An important virulence property of the bacterium is its ability to form biofilm known …

A model of efficiency: stress tolerance by Streptococcus mutans

JA Lemos, RA Burne - Microbiology, 2008 - microbiologyresearch.org
The complete genome sequence of Streptococcus mutans, a bacterial pathogen commonly
associated with human dental caries, was published in 2002. The streamlined genome (2.03 …

Acid-adaptive mechanisms of Streptococcus mutans–the more we know, the more we don't

JL Baker, RC Faustoferri… - Molecular oral …, 2016 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Bacterial stress can be defined as any change in conditions resulting in a deviation from the
ideal growth rate of a bacterium. Hence, there is a continuum of stresses ranging in severity …

Cell surface of Lactococcus lactis is covered by a protective polysaccharide pellicle

MP Chapot-Chartier, E Vinogradov… - Journal of biological …, 2010 - ASBMB
In Gram-positive bacteria, the functional role of surface polysaccharides (PS) that are not of
capsular nature remains poorly understood. Here, we report the presence of a novel cell …

Gene Regulation in S. mutans Complex Control in a Complex Environment

EG Smith, GA Spatafora - Journal of dental research, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Dental caries is a chronic infectious disease of multifactorial etiology that derives from the
interplay among cariogenic bacteria on the dentition, the host diet, and other environmental …

Comparing the cariogenic species Streptococcus sobrinus and S. mutans on whole genome level

G Conrads, JJ de Soet, L Song, K Henne… - Journal of oral …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background Two closely related species of mutans streptococci, namely Streptococcus
mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus, are associated with dental caries in humans. Their …

Collagen‐binding proteins of Streptococcus mutans and related streptococci

A Avilés‐Reyes, JH Miller, JA Lemos… - Molecular oral …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The ability of Streptococcus mutans to interact with collagen through the expression of
collagen‐binding proteins (CBP s) bestows this oral pathogen with an alternative to the …

Supramolecular discrimination and diagnosis-guided treatment of intracellular bacteria

JH Tian, S Huang, ZH Wang, JJ Li, X Song… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Pathogenic intracellular bacteria pose a significant threat to global public health due to the
barriers presented by host cells hindering the timely detection of hidden bacteria and the …

Guardian genes ensuring subsistence of oral Streptococcus mutans

K Shanmugam, HB Sarveswari… - Critical reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the substantial research advancements on oral diseases, dental caries remains a
major healthcare burden. A disease of microbial dysbiosis, dental caries is characterised by …

Identification of the Streptococcus mutans LytST two-component regulon reveals its contribution to oxidative stress tolerance

SJ Ahn, MD Qu, E Roberts, RA Burne, KC Rice - BMC microbiology, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background The S. mutans LrgA/B holin-like proteins have been shown to affect
biofilm formation and oxidative stress tolerance, and are regulated by oxygenation, glucose …