Air restriction enhances Streptococcus mutans cariogenicity via preferential lactose metabolism

ABSTRACT Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans), a facultative anaerobe and lactic acid-producing bacterium, has been deemed a major etiological agent of dental caries. Our previous study revealed that S. mutans cultured under air-restricted conditions accelerated the development of dental caries in adult...

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Principais autores:	Bowen Liu, Xian Li, Shasha Wang, Jingjing Xu, Wei Li, Huimin Yan, Min Li, Jingyi Yang
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2026-06-01
Series:	Microbiology Spectrum
Assuntos:	dental caries Streptococcus mutans cariogenicity air restriction sugar metabolism lactose
Acceso en liña:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.03920-25
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