Characterizing oral microbial communities across dentition states and colonization niches

Abstract Methods  The present study aimed to identify patterns and processes in acquisition of oral bacteria and to characterize the microbiota of different dentition states and habitats. Mucosal, salivary, supragingival, and subgingival biofilm samples were collected from orally and systemically he...

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Main Authors: Matthew R. Mason, Stephanie Chambers, Shareef M. Dabdoub, Sarat Thikkurissy, Purnima S. Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0443-2