Drinking alcohol is associated with variation in the human oral microbiome in a large study of American adults

Drinking alcohol is associated with variation in the human oral microbiome in a large study of American adults

Abstract Background Dysbiosis of the oral microbiome can lead to local oral disease and potentially to cancers of the head, neck, and digestive tract. However, little is known regarding exogenous factors contributing to such microbial imbalance. Results We examined the impact of alcohol consumption...

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Main Authors: Xiaozhou Fan, Brandilyn A. Peters, Eric J. Jacobs, Susan M. Gapstur, Mark P. Purdue, Neal D. Freedman, Alexander V. Alekseyenko, Jing Wu, Liying Yang, Zhiheng Pei, Richard B. Hayes, Jiyoung Ahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Oral microbiome
16s rRNA genes
Alcohol consumption
Large population-based study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0448-x

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