Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Human pathogen

  1. Veillonella can lower the growth barrier for Porphyromonas gingivalis
    Study reveals how the oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis persists below critical population thresholds through stochastic processes and facilitation by early colonizers like Veillonella parvula.
  2. H. pylori genome contains the dciA helicase loader gene
    Discovery of dciA gene in Helicobacter pylori challenges established chromosome replication models and reveals limitations in current helicase loader identification methodologies.