Molecular Oral Microbiology

In this book a panel of experts discuss the molecular biology of micro-organisms involved in the two major dental diseases: caries and periodontal disease. Research has focused on factors which might modulate the interaction between the resident oral bacteria and the host. Chapters deal with the interactions of oral micro-organisms with one another and with the host; the innate defense mechanisms of the host; and the development of vaccines against oral diseases. Topics include oral microbial taxonomy identification and typing applied genomics horizontal gene transfer cell-cell communication cariogenic bacteria aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans porphyromonas gingivalis treponema denticola host-pathogen interaction host defense mechanisms and vaccination against oral infections. Essential reading for students and researchers in the field of oral biology and oral microbiology and a recommended book for all microbiology laboratories.