Tongue microbiome of smokeless tobacco users

Tongue microbiome of smokeless tobacco users

Abstract Background The possibility that smokeless tobacco may contribute to oral carcinogenesis by influencing the oral microbiome has not been explored. This preliminary cross-sectional study sought to assess the effect of using shammah, a form of smokeless tobacco prevalent in Arabia, on the tong...

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Main Authors: Esam Halboub, Mohammed S. Al-Ak’hali, Abdulwahab H. Alamir, Husham E. Homeida, Divyashri Baraniya, Tsute Chen, Nezar Noor Al-Hebshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Rothia mucilaginosa, high-throughput nucleotide sequencing
Microbiota
Mouth neoplasms
Tobacco
Tongue
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-01883-8

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