Kristopher A. Kerns

The paper investigates how host inflammation reshapes oral microbiome communities by analyzing paired clinical specimens and identifying metabolic shifts associated with inflammatory states.

This study identifies essential genes in Schaalia odontolytica using high-throughput transposon insertion sequencing.

This study shows Saccharibacteria suppress epithelial immune activation by clustering TLR2 via Type IV pili and endocytosis, reducing cytokine signaling and enabling long-term persistence in the oral microbiome.