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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Candida Albicans
SUBMITTER: Ruixue Wu
PROVIDER: PXD034230 | iProX | Tue May 31 00:00:00 BST 2022
REPOSITORIES: iProX
Wu Ruixue R Cui Guxin G Cao Yina Y Zhao Wei W Lin Huancai H
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 20220726
<i>Streptococcus mutans</i> and <i>Candida albicans</i>, as the most common bacterium and fungus in the oral cavity respectively, are considered microbiological risk markers of early childhood caries. <i>S. mutans</i> membrane vesicles (MVs) contain virulence proteins, which play roles in biofilm formation and disease progression. Our previous research found that <i>S. mutans</i> MVs harboring glucosyltransferases augment <i>C. albicans</i> biofilm formation by increasing exopolysaccharide produ ...[more]