| It is believed that every living organism flourishes well | | | | early enough. |
| in particular types of ecosystems and for bacteria, | | | | The other types of mouth bacteria present in your |
| our mouths are a heaven for them. The mouth | | | | mouth could be used for several beneficial purposes. |
| bacteria are offered a conducive environment for | | | | One of these purposes is preventing newborn babies |
| them to exist in as whatever food we ingest, they | | | | from getting the HIV virus from their mothers |
| also feed on it. Surrounding conditions also remain | | | | through breast milk. Although the possible treatment |
| constant for example, the temperatures are always | | | | has not yet been tried on people and animals, |
| the same unless we get sick or have some type of | | | | research has it that, developing the treatment could |
| illness, the levels of humidity in the mouth are also | | | | actually have very few side effects because of the |
| said to be constant hence the bacteria not needing | | | | bugs being harmless. A team of researchers led by |
| to relocate and adopting regularly to different | | | | Mr. Lim Tao in Illinois Chicago, screened about 170 |
| locations in the mouth due to changing surrounding | | | | strains of the Lactobacillus bacteria from the mouths |
| conditions. With mouth bacteria present in our | | | | of people for their bugs ability of binding the sugar |
| mouths, we are supposed to be prepared for two | | | | mannose. They found that chains of these sugars are |
| kinds of realities. One is that, bacteria come with | | | | present in about gp120 glycoprotein which is on the |
| them harmful experiences and at the same time you | | | | exterior of the HIV virus. |
| may have the harmless or even helpful bacteria. | | | | As they had thought,the six mannose binders |
| To start with the harmful side of bacteria, we only | | | | believed to be the best, effectively stack to the |
| have the Streptococcus mutants as the only type in | | | | gp120 from the 7 different HIV-1 strains which are |
| that category of mouth bacteria. These types of | | | | said to be the most spread type of the HIV-AIDS |
| bacteria are believed to be the root cause of cavity | | | | virus. The kind of flexibility seen here was significant |
| in our teeth. The bacteria are known to do well with | | | | for the research team as they explained that the |
| refined sugar that we frequently consume on a day | | | | treatment would not be particular on a type of strain. |
| to day basis. The species is said to also consume the | | | | The research team says that the mouth bacteria |
| refined sugar when we ingest it and as the bacteria | | | | would be able to capture the possible HIV virus and |
| undertakes its digestive process, it produces acid as | | | | stop it from infecting any of the baby's cells. |
| a product after converting the refined sugar. | | | | According to Mr. Tao's team, the best Lactobacillis |
| Scientists believe that the mouth bacteria produce | | | | strain helped to reduce the HIV level of infection by |
| this acid in very large quantities that the saliva | | | | over 90%. |
| released by our glands from our bodies is not enough | | | | Learning and knowing about the mouth bacteria is of |
| to counter-react with all of it. The excess acid is | | | | great importance to all of us because we have to |
| therefore said to react with our teeth and in the | | | | live with them whether we like it or |
| process being able to erode the teeth and | | | | not.Understanding better about what bacteria type |
| subsequently causing presence of teeth cavity. The | | | | causes what illness will help you a great deal should |
| teeth cavities can be treated by dentists if caught | | | | you happen to visit a doctor. |