Root canal microbiota as an augmented reservoir of antimicrobial resistance genes in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

• Main Authors: Víctor Rafael VÁZQUEZ-RAMOS (Author), Rosa Martha PÉREZ-SERRANO (Author), Pablo GARCÍA-SOLÍS (Author), Juan Carlos SOLÍS-SAINZ (Author), León Francisco ESPINOSA-CRISTÓBAL (Author), Jesús Eduardo CASTRO-RUÍZ (Author), Rubén Abraham DOMÍNGUEZ-PÉREZ (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: University of São Paulo, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health problem. Root canal microbiota associated with apical periodontitis represents a well-known reservoir of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). However, the effect of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in this reservoir is unknown. This study...