Philip A. Wescombe

Influence of the probiotic Streptococcus salivarius strain M18 on indices of dental health in children: a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Jeremy P. Burton, Bernadette K. Drummond, Chris N. Chilcott et al. · Journal of Medical Microbiology · 2013 · 194 citations

Dentistry, Oral Biology, Oral Health Sciences +17

Safety Assessment of the Oral Cavity Probiotic <i>Streptococcus salivarius</i> K12

Jeremy P. Burton, Philip A. Wescombe, Christopher Moore et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2006 · 177 citations · Full text

Dentistry, Oral Biology, Oral Health Sciences +17

Salivaricin A2 and the Novel Lantibiotic Salivaricin B Are Encoded at Adjacent Loci on a 190-Kilobase Transmissible Megaplasmid in the Oral Probiotic Strain <i>Streptococcus salivarius</i> K12

Otto Hyink, Philip A. Wescombe, Mathew Upton et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2006 · 166 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +9

Intra- and Interspecies Signaling between <i>Streptococcus salivarius</i> and <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> Mediated by SalA and SalA1 Lantibiotic Peptides

Mathew Upton, John Tagg, Philip A. Wescombe et al. · Journal of Bacteriology · 2001 · 154 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +15

Production of the Lantibiotic Salivaricin A and Its Variants by Oral Streptococci and Use of a Specific Induction Assay To Detect Their Presence in Human Saliva

Philip A. Wescombe, Mathew Upton, Karen P. Dierksen et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2006 · 112 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Medical Microbiology +8