MicrobeWorld - A Bacterium That Acts Like a Toothbrush

While many of the several hundred species of bacteria that live in the mouth are dangerous, causing plaque and
gum disease, that can be risk factors for atherosclerosis or Alzheimer's disease,  some are beneficial, and this one,  S. salivarius blocks the creation of biofilms by Streptococcus mutans.
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