Katherine M. Howard

Oral Microbial Ecology of Selenomonas noxia and Scardovia wiggsiae

Steven McDaniel, Jaydene McDaniel, Amy Tam, Karl Kingsley & Katherine M. Howard · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2017

Objectives: Selenomonas species such as S. noxia are associated with poor oral health and oral prevalence of this organism may be useful as a biomarker to determine patient oral health. Current studies are now revealing novel insights into the epidemiology of the newly discovered...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/MRJI/2017/36110

Scardovia wiggsiae and Streptococcus sobrinus Prevalence among Orthodontic and Non-Orthodontic Patients

Melissa Trumbo, Namgu Kim, Beanca Jhanine Samiano, Matthew Marrujo, Patrick Perkins, Kevin Foote, Katherine M. Howard & Karl Kingsley · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2021

Background: Dental cavities or caries have been identified as among the most prevalent of preventable oral conditions. However, studies are discovering new information regarding the incidence and prevalence of several cariogenic organisms, including Streptococcus mutans (SM), the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i230292