The Raman spectrum of living cells and microorganisms contains highly specific fingerprint‐
like signatures, useful in unequivocally identifying different species and interpreting …

In recent years, many studies have shown that phytochemicals exert their antibacterial
activity through different mechanisms of action, such as damage to the bacterial membrane …

As a major etiological agent of human dental caries, Streptococcus mutans resides primarily
in biofilms that form on the tooth surfaces, also known as dental plaque. In addition to caries …

Decreased antimicrobial efficiency has become a global public health issue. The paucity of
new antibacterial drugs is evident, and the arsenal against infectious diseases needs to be …

Medicinal plants are rich sources of valuable molecules with various profitable biological
effects, including antimicrobial activity. The advantages of herbal products are their …

The influence of microorganisms growing as sessile communities in a large number of
human infections has been extensively studied and recognized for 30–40 years, therefore …

In the history of human medicine, antibiotics represent epochal examples of medical
progress. However, with an approaching antibiotic crisis due to the emergence and …

The importance of Streptococcus mutans in the etiology and pathogenesis of dental caries is
certainly controversial, in part because excessive attention is paid to the numbers of S …

Antibiotic resistance is a major global problem and there is a pressing need to develop new
therapeutic agents. Flavonoids are a family of plant-derived compounds with potentially …

Contemporary paradigms of dental caries aetiology focus on the ecology of the dental
plaque biofilm and how local environmental factors can modulate this to cause disease. The …