Oral-gut microbiota of periodontitis patients Raw sequence reads. Oral-gut microbiota of periodontitis patients

This study aimed to explore the oral-gut microbial signatures associated with periodontitis, and to longitudinally evaluate the effect of periodontal treatment on the gut microbial composition. Stool and saliva samples from generalized stage III/IV periodontitis patients were collected and analyzed by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing, before and 3 months after steps I-II of periodontal therapy.