It's not just the presence of bacteria that can lead to disease; their spatial arrangement also matters. When scientists examined the bacteria that causes tooth decay, they found it 'shields' itself under blankets of sugars and other bacteria in a crown-like arrangement, helping it evade antimicrobials and concentrate its tooth-damaging acids.
Cavity-causing bacteria assemble an army of protective microbes on human teeth
- ScienceDaily
- 18. 5 2020 (21:49)