Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden have made a novel discovery connecting highly variant types of the caries bacterium Streptococcus mutans and their adhesive function to children with rampant ...

There are many microbes that live in the human mouth, and while some are harmless, others like Streptococcus mutans are a major cause of tooth decay. It's thought that infants easily acquire these ...

Researchers explore the pathogenic role of a surface protein expressed on Streptococcus mutans—a caries-causing pathogen—in IgA nephropathy The kidneys act as a filtering system in the human body that ...

Salivary mucins, key components of mucus, actively protect teeth from one of the principal bacteria that causes caries, Streptococcus mutans, according to a new study in Applied and Environmental ...

Got cavities? Blame Streptococcus mutans, a bacterium found in the mouth that produces acids strong enough to dissolve tooth enamel, allowing the microbe to bore into teeth and cause decay. Now, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two teeth from a man who lived approximately 4,000 years ago have been discovered to have an abundance of bacteria that primarily ...