Oral Microbiota Alterations in Subjects with SARS-CoV-2 Displaying Prevalence of the Opportunistic Fungal Pathogen <i>Candida albicans</i>

Oral Microbiota Alterations in Subjects with SARS-CoV-2 Displaying Prevalence of the Opportunistic Fungal Pathogen <i>Candida albicans</i>

The oral cavity remains an underappreciated site for SARS-CoV-2 infection despite the myriad of oral conditions in COVID-19 patients. Recently, SARS-CoV-2 was shown to replicate in the salivary gland cells causing tissue inflammation. Given the established association between inflammation and microb...

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Main Authors: Areej A. Alfaifi, Johanna B. Holm, Tristan W. Wang, Jonathan Lim, Timothy F. Meiller, Peter Rock, Ahmed S. Sultan, Mary Ann Jabra-Rizk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-07-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
oral
microbiome
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
<i>Candida albicans</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/7/1356

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