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Candida albicans Flu1-Mediated Efflux of Salivary Histatin 5 Reduces Its Cytosolic Concentration and Fungicidal Activity by Li, Rui, Kumar, Rohitashw, Tati, Swetha, Puri, Sumant, Edgerton, Mira

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Supragingival mycobiome and inter-kingdom interactions in dental caries by Baraniya, Divyashri, Chen, Tsute, Nahar, Anubhav, Alakwaa, Fadhl, Hill, Jennifer, Tellez, Marisol, Ismail, Amid, Puri, Sumant, Al-Hebshi, Nezar Noor

“…Background: Recent studies have reveled the presence of a complex fungal community (mycobiome) in the oral cavity. However, the role of oral mycobiome in…”
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High iron-mediated increased oral fungal burden, oral-to-gut transmission, and changes to pathogenicity of Candida albicans in oropharyngeal candidiasis by Tripathi, Aparna, Nahar, Anubhav, Sharma, Rishabh, Kanaskie, Trevor, Al-Hebshi, Nezar, Puri, Sumant

“…Iron affects the diversity of the oral microbial landscape. Laboratory-strain CAI4 of Candida albicans that causes oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) exhibits…”
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Histatin 5-Spermidine Conjugates Have Enhanced Fungicidal Activity and Efficacy as a Topical Therapeutic for Oral Candidiasis by TATI, Swetha, RUI LI, PURI, Sumant, KUMAR, Rohitashw, DAVIDOW, Peter, EDGERTON, Mira

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Secreted aspartic protease cleavage of Candida albicans Msb2 activates Cek1 MAPK signaling affecting biofilm formation and oropharyngeal candidiasis by Puri, Sumant, Kumar, Rohitashw, Chadha, Sonia, Tati, Swetha, Conti, Heather R, Hube, Bernhard, Cullen, Paul J, Edgerton, Mira

“…Perception of external stimuli and generation of an appropriate response are crucial for host colonization by pathogens. In pathogenic fungi, mitogen activated…”
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Human Salivary Protein Histatin 5 Has Potent Bactericidal Activity against ESKAPE Pathogens by Du, Han, Puri, Sumant, McCall, Andrew, Norris, Hannah L, Russo, Thomas, Edgerton, Mira

“…ESKAPE ( , , , , , and species) pathogens have characteristic multiple-drug resistance and cause an increasing number of nosocomial infections worldwide…”
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Metagenome sequencing-based strain-level and functional characterization of supragingival microbiome associated with dental caries in children by Al-Hebshi, Nezar Noor, Baraniya, Divyashri, Chen, Tsute, Hill, Jennifer, Puri, Sumant, Tellez, Marisol, Hasan, Nur A., Colwell, Rita R., Ismail, Amid

“…Studies of the microbiome associated with dental caries have largely relied on 16S rRNA sequence analysis, which is associated with PCR biases, low taxonomic…”
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Screening of Health-Associated Oral Bacteria for Anticancer Properties in vitro by Baraniya, Divyashri, Jain, Vinay, Lucarelli, Ronald, Tam, Vincent, Vanderveer, Lisa, Puri, Sumant, Yang, Maobin, Al-Hebshi, Nezar Noor

“…While extensive literature exists about the role of oral bacterial pathogens like and in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), the role of health-associated…”
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Alternative oxidase promotes high iron tolerance in Candida albicans by Sharma, Rishabh, Gibb, Andrew A, Barnts, Kelcie, Elrod, John W, Puri, Sumant

“…The yeast exhibits metabolic flexibility for adaptability to host niches with varying availability of nutrients including essential metals like iron. For…”
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Control of bacterial iron homeostasis by manganese by Puri, Sumant, Hohle, Thomas H, O'Brian, Mark R

“…Perception and response to nutritional iron availability by bacteria are essential to control cellular iron homeostasis. The Irr protein from Bradyrhizobium…”
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Prolonged mask wearing does not alter the oral microbiome, salivary flow rate or gingival health status – A pilot study by Au, Sheralyn, Baraniya, Divyashri, Dao, Jason, Awan, Shehar Bano, Alvarez, Jenelle, Sklar, Shari, Chen, Tsute, Puri, Sumant, Al-Hebshi, Nezar N.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the widespread use of N95 respirators and surgical masks, with anecdotal reports among healthcare providers and the…”
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Histatin 5 resistance of Candida glabrata can be reversed by insertion of Candida albicans polyamine transporter-encoding genes DUR3 and DUR31 by Tati, Swetha, Jang, Woong Sik, Li, Rui, Kumar, Rohitashw, Puri, Sumant, Edgerton, Mira

“…Candida albicans and Candida glabrata are predominant fungi associated with oral candidiasis. Histatin 5 (Hst 5) is a small cationic human salivary peptide…”
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The hmuQ and hmuD Genes from Bradyrhizobium japonicum Encode Heme-Degrading Enzymes by PURI, Sumant, O'BRIAN, Mark R

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Salivary metals, age, and gender correlate with cultivable oral Candida carriage levels by Norris, Hannah L., Friedman, Justin, Chen, Ziqiang, Puri, Sumant, Wilding, Gregory, Edgerton, Mira

“…Background: Little is known about the normal range of metal levels in unstimulated saliva, nor whether these might impact Candida carriage in healthy…”
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Positive Control of Ferric Siderophore Receptor Gene Expression by the Irr Protein in Bradyrhizobium japonicum by Small, Sandra K, Puri, Sumant, Sangwan, Indu, O'Brian, Mark R

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Optimization of alkaline protease production from Bacillus sp. by response surface methodology by PURI, Sumant, QASIM KHALIL BEG, GUPTA, Rani

“…High yields (1939 U/ml) of an alkaline protease were obtained in batch fermentation of a Bacillus sp. using a response surface methodology. The interaction of…”
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How does it kill?: understanding the candidacidal mechanism of salivary histatin 5 by Puri, Sumant, Edgerton, Mira

“…Histatins are salivary cationic peptides that provide the first line of defense against oral candidiasis caused by Candida albicans. This minireview presents a…”
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Candida albicans Shed Msb2 and Host Mucins Affect the Candidacidal Activity of Salivary Hst 5 by Puri, Sumant, Friedman, Justin, Saraswat, Darpan, Kumar, Rohitashw, Li, Rui, Ruszaj, Donna, Edgerton, Mira

“…Salivary Histatin 5 (Hst 5) is an antimicrobial peptide that exhibits potent antifungal activity towards Candida albicans, the causative agent of oral…”
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Characterization and wash performance analysis of an SDS-stable alkaline protease from a Bacillus sp by OBEROI, Ruchi, QASIM KHALIL BEG, PURI, Sumant, SAXENA, R. K, GUPTA, Rani

“…An alkaline, SDS-stable protease optimally active at pH 11 from a Bacillus sp. RGR-14 was produced in a complex medium containing soybean meal, starch and…”
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Iron Chelator Deferasirox Reduces Candida albicans Invasion of Oral Epithelial Cells and Infection Levels in Murine Oropharyngeal Candidiasis by Puri, Sumant, Kumar, Rohitashw, Rojas, Isolde G, Salvatori, Ornella, Edgerton, Mira

“…, the causative agent of mucosal infections, including oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC), as well as bloodstream infections, is becoming increasingly resistant…”
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