Morou-Bermudez E, Burne RA. Genetic and physiologic characterization of urease of Actinomyces naeslundii. Infect Immun. 1999 Feb;67(2):504-12.
Bergeron LJ, Morou-Bermudez E, Burne RA. Characterization of the fructosyltransferase gene of Actinomyces naeslundii WVU45. J Bacteriol. 2000 Jul;182(13):3649-54.
Morou-Bermudez E, Burne RA. Analysis of urease expression in Actinomyces naeslundii WVU45. Infect Immun. 2000 Dec;68(12):6670-6.
Shu M, Morou-Bermudez E, Suárez-Pérez E, Rivera-Miranda C, Browngardt CM, Chen YY, Magnusson I, Burne RA. The relationship between dental caries status and dental plaque urease activity. Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2007 Feb;22(1):61-6.
Toro E, Nascimento MM, Suarez-Perez E, Burne RA, Elias-Boneta A, Morou-Bermudez E. The effect of sucrose on plaque and saliva urease levels in vivo. Arch Oral Biol. 2010 Mar;55(3):249-54.
Morou-Bermudez E, Elias-Boneta A, Billings RJ, Burne RA, Garcia-Rivas V, Brignoni-Nazario V, Suarez-Perez E. Urease activity in dental plaque and saliva of children during a three-year study period and its relationship with other caries risk factors. Arch Oral Biol. 2011 Nov;56(11):1282-9.
Morou-Bermudez E, Elias-Boneta A, Billings RJ, Burne RA, Garcia-Rivas V, Brignoni-Nazario V, Suárez-Pérez E. Urease activity as a risk factor for caries development in children during a three-year study period: a survival analysis approach. Arch Oral Biol. 2011 Dec;56(12):1560-8.
Morou-Bermúdez E, Billings RJ, Burne RA, Elías-Boneta A. Caries risk pyramid: a practical biological approach to caries management by risk assessment. P R Health Sci J. 2011 Dec;30(4):165-6.
Abstracts
Angel S. Bello-Rivera1; Selena M. Rodriguez Rivera2,3 ; Maria G. Dominguez Bello2,4 and Evangelia Morou-Bermudez1 Effect of Urease on the Oral Ecology in Children. 43rd Convention of the ASDAS, Puerto Rico Chapter, April 2015.
Pantoja, JL., Morou-Bermudez, E., Encarnacion A. Clinical effectivess of Polyphenols present in natural substances in caries prevention. 35th Annual Research Forum of the UPR Medical Sciences Campus. March 2015.
S. M. Rodriguez Rivera, , Maria G. Dominguez Bello2,4 Angel S. Bello-Rivera1; Evangelia Morou-Bermudez1*, Urease Activity and Dental Plaque Composition in Children 35th Annual Research Forum of the UPR Medical Sciences Campus. March 2015.
Morou_Bermudez, E., M. A. Loza-Herrero, R.J. Billings, E. Suarez-Perez. Validation of Chair-Side Biochemical Screening Instruments for Dental Caries. IADR Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, March 2015.
Loza-Herrero, M.A.1, Rios Reyes, I.1, Rivera Velez, A.2, Colón Miranda, A.M.2, Bello, A.S.1,Morou-Bermúdez E. Clinical Validity of ICDAS in the Detection of Interproximal Caries. IADR Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, March 2015.
Rivera Vélez, A1*, Colón Miranda, AM1, Loza-Herrero, MA2, Morou-Bermúdez, E2. Clinical Validation of the ICDAS for the Detection of Interproximal Dental Caries. 34th Annual Research Forum of the UPR Medical Sciences Campus. April 2014.
Morou-Bermudez E., S. M. Rodriguez, A. S. Bello, M.G. Dominguez-Bello. The Impact of Urease on the Ecology of Dental Plaque. AADR Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC, March 2014.
Morou-Bermudez E., S. M. Rodriguez, M.G. Dominguez-Bello. The Effect of Caries Risk Factors on the Microbial Communities of Dental Plaque in Children. Abst # 13-GM-A-2391 American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, Denver CO, May 2013.
Morou-Bermudez E., Elias-Boneta A, Billings RJ, Burne RA, Garcia-Rivas V., and Suarez-Perez E. Ureolytic bacteria in dental plaque and caries progression in children. Abst #5, AADR Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida, March 2012.
Morou-Bermudez E., E. Suarez-Perez, RJ Billings, R.A Burne and A. Elias-Boneta: Urease Activity and Caries Development in Children: A prospective Study. Abst #139301, 88th Session of the IADR, Barcelona, Spain, July 2010.
Morou-Bermudez E., E. Suarez-Perez, RJ Billings, R.A Burne and A. Elias-Boneta: Association of Urease with Early smooth enamel caries in Children. Abst #1488, 87th Session of the IADR, Miami FL, April 2009.
Brignoni-Nazario, V., E. Suarez-Perez, RJ Billings, R.A Burne. A. Elias-Boneta and E. Morou-Bermudez: Factors associated with urease activity in young children. Abst #1190, 87th Session of the IADR, Miami FL, April 2009.
Morou-Bermudez E., M. Nascimento, E. Suarez-Perez and R. Burne: Alkali- and Acid-producing Bacteria Associated with Caries and Health: Abst #14 86th Session of the IADR, Toronto, Canada, July 2008
Toro, E., M. Nascimento, E. Suarez-Perez, R. Burne, A. Elias, and E. Morou-Bermudez: Factors influencing the response of urease to sucrose in vivo. Abst #1979 86th Session of the IADR, Toronto, Canada, July 2008.
Toro, E., Gonzalez, N., Rivera-Miranda C., Elias-Boneta, A., and E. Morou-Bermudez. 2007. Effect of sucrose on urease activity in plaque and in saliva. 27th Annual Research Forum of the UPR Medical Sciences Campus, and 10th International RCMI Symposium.
Ruiz, S., Rivera-Miranda C., and E. Morou-Bermudez. 2007. Validation of a sugar-scoring system in studies of dental caries. 27th Annual Research Forum of the UPR Medical Sciences Campus.
Y. Feliciano, E. Suarez-Perez2, C. Rivera-Miranda, N. Gonzalez, and E. Morou-Bermudez. 2006. Urease Activity Levels and Dental Caries Status in Children. J. Dent. Res 85 (Spec. Iss A) Abst # 1536.
Morou-Bermudez, E., and R.A. Burne. 2000. Regulation of urease expression by nitrogen availablity in Actinomyces naeslundii. (Abstract) J. Dent. Res. 79:525.
Morou-Bermudez, E. and R.A. Burne. 1998. Analysis of the role of urease in Actinomyces naeslundii. (Abstract) J. Dent. Res. 77:663.
Morou-Bermudez, E., and R.A. Burne. 1997. Genetic characterization of the urease gene locus from Actinomyces naeslundii. (Abstract) J. Dent. Res. 76:
Morou-Bermudez, E. and R.A. Burne. 1996. Isolation of the urease gene locus of Actinomyces naeslundii (Abstract) J. Dental Res. 75:93
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