Development of the oral resistome during the first decade of life

Here, the authors provide a longitudinal genetic surveillance of the antimicrobial resistance potential of the human oral microbiome in the first decade of life, revealing a dynamic environment altered by tooth decay with the increasing potential to mobilize genes as children grow.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Smitha Sukumar, Fang Wang, Carra A. Simpson, Cali E. Willet, Tracy Chew, Toby E. Hughes, Michelle R. Bockmann, Rosemarie Sadsad, F. Elizabeth Martin, Henry W. Lydecker, Gina V. Browne, Kylie M. Davis, Minh Bui, Elena Martinez, Christina J. Adler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36781-w