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Overview

David Beighton is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with focused subfields including Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's recent research contributions include the publication titled Genomic Diversity among Actinomyces naeslundii Strains and Closely Related Species in 2023, which appeared in the journal Microorganisms. This publication has garnered academic citations, reflecting engagement with their findings.

David Beighton's work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Actinomycetales infections and treatment
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Throughout their career, they have collaborated with several researchers, frequently co-authoring with:

  • Sadaf Rasheed Mughal
  • Sadia Niazi
  • Thuy Do
  • Steven C. Gilbert
  • Xavier Didelot

David Beighton's research has been published mainly in the venue Microorganisms, contributing to the dissemination of knowledge within relevant scientific communities.

Best Publications

  • The complex oral microflora of high-risk individuals and groups and its role in the caries process.

    David Beighton

  • Streptococcus intermedius, Streptococcus constellatus, and Streptococcus anginosus (the Streptococcus milleri group): association with different body sites and clinical infections.

    R A Whiley;D Beighton;T G Winstanley;H Y Fraser

  • Current classification of the oral streptococci.

    R. A. Whiley;D. Beighton

  • Role of microbial biofilms in the maintenance of oral health and in the development of dental caries and periodontal diseases. Consensus report of group 1 of the joint efp/orca workshop on the boundaries between caries and periodontal disease

    Mariano Sanz;David Beighton;Michael A. Curtis;Jaime A. Cury

  • Influence of saliva on the oral microbiota

    Philip D. Marsh;Thuy Do;David Beighton;Deirdre A. Devine

  • Phenotypic differentiation of Streptococcus intermedius, Streptococcus constellatus, and Streptococcus anginosus strains within the "Streptococcus milleri group".

    R A Whiley;H Fraser;J M Hardie;D Beighton

  • Dental caries from a molecular microbiological perspective

    B. Nyvad;W. Crielaard;A. Mira;N. Takahashi

  • The predominant microflora of nursing caries lesions.

    S Marchant;Susan Brailsford;A C Twomey;Graham Roberts

  • Microbiological Validation of Assessments of Caries Activity during Cavity Preparation

    E.A.M. Kidd;S. Joyston-Bechal;D. Beighton

  • Emended Descriptions and Recognition of Streptococcus constellatus, Streptococcus intermedius, and Streptococcus anginosus as Distinct Species

    Robert A. Whiley;David Beighton

  • A scheme for the identification of viridans streptococci

    D. Beighton;J. M. Hardie;R. A. Whiley

  • Metabolic cooperation in oral microbial communities during growth on mucin

    D. J. Bradshaw;K. A. Homer;P. D. Marsh;D. Beighton

  • The use of a caries detector dye during cavity preparation: a microbiological assessment.

    E. A. M. Kidd;S. Joyston-Bechal;D. Beighton

  • Prediction of Secondary Caries around Tooth-colored Restorations: A Clinical and Microbiological Study

    E.a.m. Kidd;David Beighton

  • Evolutionary and Population Genomics of the Cavity Causing Bacteria Streptococcus mutans

    Omar E. Cornejo;Tristan Lefébure;Paulina D. Pavinski Bitar;Ping Lang

  • Marginal Ditching and Staining as a Predictor of Secondary Caries Around Amalgam Restorations: A Clinical and Microbiological Study

    E.a.m. Kidd;S. Joyston-bechal;David Beighton

  • Use of CHROMagar Candida medium for isolation of yeasts from dental samples.

    D Beighton;R Ludford;D T Clark;S R Brailsford

  • Criteria for caries removal at the enamel-dentine junction: a clinical and microbiological study.

    E. A. M. Kidd;D. N. J. Ricketts;D. Beighton

  • Protein expression by planktonic and biofilm cells of Streptococcus mutans.

    Gunnel Svensäter;J Welin;J C Wilkins;D Beighton

  • The Bifidobacterium dentium Bd1 genome sequence reflects its genetic adaptation to the human oral cavity.

    Marco Ventura;Francesca Turroni;Aldert Zomer;Elena Foroni

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham Roberts
Graham Roberts University of Southampton
Poul Erik Petersen
Poul Erik Petersen University of Copenhagen
Luc Martens
Luc Martens Ghent University
Stephen Challacombe
Stephen Challacombe King's College London
Philip Marsh
Philip Marsh University of Leeds
William G. Wade
William G. Wade King's College London
Mark C. Herzberg
Mark C. Herzberg University of Minnesota
Geert Claeys
Geert Claeys Ghent University Hospital
Timothy F. Watson
Timothy F. Watson King's College London
Satoshi Imazato
Satoshi Imazato Osaka University

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