E-Cigarette Aerosol Exposure Favors the Growth and Colonization of Oral Streptococcus mutans Compared to Commensal Streptococci-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

E-Cigarette Aerosol Exposure Favors the Growth and Colonization of Oral Streptococcus mutans Compared to Commensal Streptococci

Published:2022-04-27 Issue:2 Volume:10 Page:
ISSN:2165-0497
Container-title:Microbiology Spectrum
language:en
Short-container-title:Microbiol Spectr

Author:

Catala-Valentin Alma¹,Bernard Joshua N.¹,Caldwell Matthew¹,Maxson Jessica¹,Moore Sean D.¹^ORCID,Andl Claudia D.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA

Abstract

Our study shows that e-cigarette aerosol exposure of selected bacteria known to be residents of the oral cavity hinders the growth of two streptococcal commensals while enhancing biofilm formation, hydrophobicity, and attachment for the pathogen S. mutans . These results indicate that e-cigarette vaping could open a niche for opportunistic bacteria such as S. mutans to colonize the oral cavity and affect oral health.

Funder

UCF | College of Medicine, University of Central Florida

HHS | NIH | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Cell Biology,Microbiology (medical),Genetics,General Immunology and Microbiology,Ecology,Physiology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/spectrum.02421-21

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