Vaccinating laboratory mice with Streptococcus mitis bacteria prevents their virulent sibling, Streptococcus pneumoniae from infecting the mice. The research suggests that vaccination of humans with ...

Six species of bacteria were found to show significant differences between healthy people and those with cancer. Two types — Neisseria elongata (N elongata) and Streptococcus mitis (S mitis ...

His team collected saliva samples from toddlers with severe tooth decay and found natural assemblages of Streptococcus mutans bacteria and ... that propelled the structure forward as it grew.