Lactobacillus Plantarum 108 Inhibits Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans Mixed-Species Biofilm Formation.

is the principal biofilm forming oral pathogen associated with dental caries. Studies have shown that , a commensal oral fungus is capable of forming pathogenic mixed-species biofilms with The treatment of bacterial and fungal infections using conventional antimicrobial agents has become challenging due to the antimicrobial resistance of the biofilm mode of growth. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of secretory components of , a potentially promising probiotic strain, against and single and mixed-species biofilms. supernatant inhibited and single-species biofilms as shown by XTT reduction assay, crystal violet assay, and colony forming units counting. The probiotic supernatant significantly inhibited the mixed-species biofilm formation. The pre-formed mixed-species biofilms were also successfully reduced. Confocal microscopy showed poorly developed biofilm architecture in the probiotic supernatant treated biofilms. Moreover, the expression of genes associated with glucosyltransferase activity and hyphal specific genes ( and ) were down-regulated in the presence of the probiotic supernatant. Altogether, the data demonstrated the capacity of supernatant to inhibit the and mixed-species biofilms. Herein, we provide a new insight on the potential of probiotic-based strategies to prevent bacterial-fungal mixed-species biofilms associated with dental caries.