{
  "id": 1855575,
  "title": "LutABC of Veillonella parvula Deacidifies Streptococcus mutans Biofilms and Improves Biofilm Health",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/lutabc-of-veillonella-parvula-deacidifies-streptococcus-mutans",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.17.745241v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "S. mutans and V. parvula cooperate in dental plaque to assemble a healthy biofilm and are associated with increased caries risk. S. mutans produces lactic acid from carbohydrates resulting in a final biofilm pH~4, while V. parvula metabolizes lactate to acetic and propionic acids resulting in pH~5. This process results in healthier biofilms that still generate a pH capable of demineralizing tooth…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}