Corncob structures in dental plaque reveal microhabitat taxon specificity
Abstract Background The human mouth is a natural laboratory for studying how bacterial communities differ across habitats. Different bacteria colonize different surfaces in the mouth—teeth, tongue dorsum, and keratinized and non-keratinized epithelia—despite the short physical distance between these...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-022-01323-x |