The risk of a stroke may be increased by a common bacteria found in the mouth and gut, suggests a new study. Higher levels of Streptococcus anginosus was found in the gut of recent stroke survivors in ...

Small molecule inhibitor prevents or impedes tooth cavities in a preclinical model The inhibitor blocks a key virulence enzyme in the oral bacterium Streptococcus mutans, making it unable to stick ...

Streptococcus mutans are a group of seven closely related species of spherical bacteria, collectively referred to as the mutans streptococci, according to the National Library of Medicine.

A 2022 study suggests that ginger could effectively inhibit a variety of bacteria, including Streptococcus mutans, Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus species, and Lactobacillus species.

One tooth had a surprising abundance of Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans), an oral bacteria that causes cavities. The bacteria is rare in the ancient genomic record, likely because it does not ...

In the presence of the molecule, Streptococcus mutans —the prime bacterial cause of the tooth decay called dental caries—is unable to produce biofilms.

Its inventor likens it to a smart bomb. And he thinks it could wipe out tooth decay in our lifetime. Nearly all tooth decay is caused by a single species of bacteria, Streptococcus mutans.

Streptococcus mutans, the decay-causing organism that thrives in many a mouth, can do just fine without a certain biochemical pathway thought to be essential for survival.

The inhibitor blocks a key virulence enzyme in the oral bacterium Streptococcus mutans, making it unable to stick to a tooth surface.