Multifaceted roles of Candida albicans and Streptococcus mutans in contributing to polybiofilm infections in early childhood caries

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This succinct article addresses the multifaceted interactions between the fungal organism Candida albicans and the Gram-positive bacterium Streptococcus mutans in the development of oral biofilms and pathobiology of oral diseases. S. mutans is considered to be a major pathogen in the development of dental caries. It is often found to interact with C. albicans in oral infection settings. The interaction of these...

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