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ArticleJournal of oral microbiology2023

Mode of killing determines the necrotrophic response of oral bacteria.

Naiera Zayed, Joana Figueiredo, Wannes Van Holm, Nico Boon, Kristel Bernaerts, Wim Teughels

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Article in Journal of oral microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Naiera ZayedDepartment of Oral Health Sciences, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium.
Joana FigueiredoFaculty of bioscience engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Wannes Van HolmDepartment of Oral Health Sciences, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium.
Nico BoonCenter for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University (UGent), Gent, Belgium.
Kristel BernaertsChemical and Biochemical Reactor Engineering and Safety, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven Chem&Tech, Leuven, Belgium.
Wim TeughelsDepartment of Oral Health Sciences, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium.
Ghent University · BEKU Leuven · BEUniversity of Minho · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Bacteria respond to changes in their environment, such as nutrient depletion and antimicrobials exposure. Antimicrobials result not only in bacterial death, but also have a hand in determining species abundances and ecology of the oral biofilms. Proximity of dead bacterial cells to living ones is an important environmental change or stress factor. Dead bacteria represent high concentrations of nutrients, such as proteins, lipids, sugars, and nucleic acids. Living bacteria can use these biomasses as a nutrients source, which is termed necrotrophy. Aim: This study investigates the effect of exposing living oral bacteria (planktonic and biofilms) to their dead siblings after being killed by heat or hydrogen peroxide. Results: Tested bacterial species showed different responses towards the dead cells, depending on the mode of killing, the nutritional value of the culture media, and the the dead cells density. The multispecies oral biofilms showed different responses towards the supplementation of dead cells during biofilm development, while matured biofilms were more resilient. Conclusion: This study indicates that dead bacteria resulting from antiseptics use may imbalance the nutrient availability in the oral cavity, resulting in overgrowth of opportunistic species, and hence ecological changes in oral communities, or introducing new bacterial phenotypes.

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biofilmshydrogen peroxidekilled cellsNecrotrophyoral bacteria

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PMID36926228
PMCPMC10013485
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