Molly Dorothy Pither

Introduction Veillonella genus is a key member of the healthy human microbiota, found to colonize the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, throat, and vagina.1-5 However, growing evidence suggests that Veillonella genus may also act as an opportunistic pathogen or as an “accessory pathogen”, by promoting the growth of pathogenic species particularly within oral biofilms.1, 6 Divergent abilities of various Veillonella strains to behave as commensals or as pathogens remain concealed at the...