Sundberg, Lotta-Riina; Rantanen, Noora; de Freitas Almeida, Gabriel Magno (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-19)
Pathogenic bacteria are attracted toward mucosa, as it is their way of entry into the body. However, we know surprisingly little about the phage-bacterium interactions in the mucosal environment. Here, we explored the effect of the mucosal environment on growth characteristics and phage-bacterium interactions in Streptococcus mutans, a causative agent of dental caries. We found that although mucin ...