https://bacteria-in-your-mouth.leberi.workers.dev/Not all mouth bacteria are bad. A tour of the common residents, what they do and what disturbs the neighborhood.enhttps://bacteria-in-your-mouth.leberi.workers.dev/common-mouth-bacteria-names/https://bacteria-in-your-mouth.leberi.workers.dev/common-mouth-bacteria-names/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMTResearchers have identified hundreds of species in the human mouth, but a handful of genera come up again and again.https://bacteria-in-your-mouth.leberi.workers.dev/early-colonizers-of-teeth/https://bacteria-in-your-mouth.leberi.workers.dev/early-colonizers-of-teeth/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTWithin hours of a tooth being cleaned, a thin film of saliva proteins coats it and the first bacteria attach.https://bacteria-in-your-mouth.leberi.workers.dev/bacteria-that-make-acid/https://bacteria-in-your-mouth.leberi.workers.dev/bacteria-that-make-acid/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTSome bacteria in dental plaque break down sugars and release acid as a byproduct.https://bacteria-in-your-mouth.leberi.workers.dev/helpful-bacteria-in-saliva/https://bacteria-in-your-mouth.leberi.workers.dev/helpful-bacteria-in-saliva/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTSaliva carries a large, varied community of bacteria, and many of them seem to be part of an ordinary, balanced mouth rather than a problem.https://bacteria-in-your-mouth.leberi.workers.dev/how-bacteria-spread-between-people/https://bacteria-in-your-mouth.leberi.workers.dev/how-bacteria-spread-between-people/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTMouth bacteria can pass between people through saliva, for example by kissing, sharing utensils or close family contact.