Plaque bacterial microbiome diversity in children younger than 30 months with or without caries prior to eruption of second primary molars.

OBJECTIVE: Our primary objective is to phylogenetically characterize the supragingival plaque bacterial microbiome of children prior to eruption of second primary molars by pyrosequencing method for studying etiology of early childhood caries. METHODS: Supragingival plaque samples were collected fro...

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Main Authors: He Xu, Wenjing Hao, Qiong Zhou, Wenhong Wang, Zhongkui Xia, Chuan Liu, Xiaochi Chen, Man Qin, Feng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3938432?pdf=render