A University of Oxford-led study has found that diverse communities of resident commensal gut bacteria collectively protect the human gut from disease-causing microorganisms by consuming the nutrients ...

Study Objectives: Poor dental hygiene has been linked to respiratory pathogen colonization in residents of long-term care facilities. We sought to investigate the association between dental plaque (DP ...

Initial studies of staphylococcal adhesion focused on binding to the extracellular matrix and plasma proteins. More recently, studies have investigated adhesins for human keratinocytes and their ...

Patients with chronic gum disease who quit smoking in addition to undergoing nonsurgical therapy demonstrated a lower abundance of harmful oral pathogens and also an increase in health-associated ...

In a surprising twist, gut pathogens like Salmonella are not repelled by fecal indole; instead, they exploit it to locate nutrient-rich environments, turning a microbial defense into a colonization ...

In a recent study published in the journal Food Microbiology, researchers summarized the evidence on interactions of enteric bacterial pathogens with ready-to-eat (RTE) fruits and vegetables. Fruit ...

Probiotic use to prevent the colonization of the lower intestine by harmful pathogens may be ineffective, according to a study from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Over a 21-month ...

The human gut microbiome—a dense and diverse ecosystem of microorganisms—plays a critical role in overall health. It aids in ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 118, No. 37 (September 14, 2021), pp. 1-8 (8 pages) Antimicrobial-resistant organisms (AMROs) can colonize people ...

Scientists have discovered that beneficial root-dwelling fungi boost plant resilience to disease by remodeling the plant cell ...