Metagenomic analysis of the salivary microbiota in patients with caries, periodontitis and comorbid diseases

• Main Authors: Cong Shi (Author), Liting Cai (Author), Zhe Xun (Author), Saiwei Zheng (Author), Fangyang Shao (Author), Bingjie Wang (Author), Ruixin Zhu (Author), Yuan He (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: Previous studies have suggested that there is a mutual antagonism between caries and periodontitis. This research aimed to investigate the ecological connection and bacterial interaction of these two diseases. Materials and methods: We profiled and analyzed the salivary microbiot...