The oral microbiome of early stage Parkinson's disease and its relationship with functional measures of motor and non-motor function.

Changes in the function and microbiome of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract have been documented in Parkinson's disease (PD), although most studies have examined merely fecal microbiome profiles and patients with advanced disease states. In the present study we sought to identify sensi...

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Main Authors: Dragos Mihaila, Jordan Donegan, Sarah Barns, Daria LaRocca, Qian Du, Danny Zheng, Michael Vidal, Christopher Neville, Richard Uhlig, Frank A Middleton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218252