{
  "id": 17002518,
  "title": "Human Saliva Induces Acetoin-Dependent Metabolic Adaptation that Promotes Stress Tolerance in Streptococcus mutans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/human-saliva-induces-acetoin-dependent-metabolic-adaptation-that",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-28T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.27.762223v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Oral microbes are continually exposed to host-derived saliva, yet its effects on bacterial metabolism and stress adaptation remain incompletely defined. We investigated how saliva supplementation alters the physiology of the caries-associated bacterium Streptococcus mutans using transcriptomics (RNA-Seq), targeted metabolite measurements, specific gene deletions, and transposon sequencing…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}