Oral microbiota analyses of paediatric Saudi population reveals signatures of dental caries

• Main Authors: Yousef M. Alyousef (Author), Stanley Piotrowski (Author), Faisal A. Alonaizan (Author), Ahmed Alsulaiman (Author), Ali A. Alali (Author), Naif N. Almasood (Author), Chittibabu Vatte (Author), Lauren Hamilton (Author), Divya Gandla (Author), Hetal Lad (Author), Fred L. Robinson (Author), Cyril Cyrus (Author), Ryan C. Meng (Author), Alexa Dowdell (Author), Brian Piening (Author), Brendan J. Keating (Author), Amein K. Al-Ali (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Oral microbiome sequencing has revealed key links between microbiome dysfunction and dental caries. However, these efforts have largely focused on Western populations, with few studies on the Middle Eastern communities. The current study aimed to identify the composition and abun...