Temporal stability of tongue microbiota in older patients - A pilot study

• Main Authors: Fa-Tzu Tsai (Author), Cheng-Chieh Yang (Author), Yu-Cheng Lin (Author), Ming-Lun Hsu (Author), Guang Hong (Author), Mu-Chen Yang (Author), Ding-Han Wang (Author), Lin-Jack Huang (Author), Chiu-Tzu Lin (Author), Wun-Eng Hsu (Author), Hsi-Feng Tu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: Healthy states of human microbiota depend on a stable community of symbiotic microbes irrespective of external challenges from the environment. Thus, long-term stability of the oral microbiota is of importance, particularly for older patient populations. Materials and methods: We...