Periodontitis is a microbial-induced chronic inflammatory disease, which may not only result in tooth loss, but can also contribute to the development of various systemic diseases. The transition from
Bacterial 16S rRNA sequences from patient 6 diseased periodontal sites. Sequences are read 1 and read 2 from MiSeq sequencing joined with the script fastq-join.
Periodontitis patients often develop bacteremia, but there has been little evidence showing that oral bacteria translocate into other organs. We found that bacterial colony formation occurs in a cultu
Caries is one of the irreversible and long-term oral diseases characterized by the destruction of dental hard tissues. Altered oral microbiota has been proposed to mediate caries; however, the precise
