Richard Cannon

Professor
Microbiology & Immunology
Otago University
New Zealand

Professor Microbiology
Biography

Professor Cannon is a molecular microbiologist interested in how microorganisms cause oral diseases and in how treatments for patients with these diseases can be improved. His research has a number of themes, one being oral adhesion. He is interested in how oral microbes, particularly yeast, adhere and colonize surfaces in the oral cavity.

Research Intrest

Oral microbiology and antifungal drug resistance

List of Publications
Weerasekera, M. M., Sissons, C. H., Wong, L., Anderson, S. A., & Cannon, R. D. (2017). Denaturant gradient gel electrophoresis profiles of bacteria from the saliva of twenty four different individuals form clusters that showed no relationship to the yeasts present. Archives of Oral Biology, 82, 6-10.
Wang, Y., Li, J., Sun, W., Li, H., Cannon, R. D., & Mei, L. (2017). Effect of non-fluoride agents on the prevention of dental caries in primary dentition: A systematic review. PLoS ONE, 12(8), e0182221.
Cannon, R. D., Lyons, K. M., Chong, K., Newsham-West, K., Niimi, K., & Holmes, A. R. (2017). Adhesion of yeast and bacteria to oral surfaces. In G. J. Seymour, M. P. Cullinan & N. C. K. Heng (Eds.), Oral biology: Molecular techniques and applications: Methods in molecular biology (Vol. 1537). (2nd ed.) (pp. 165-190). New York, NY: Springer.