Composition and maternal origin of the neonatal oral cavity microbiota

Background: The origin of the initial oral microbiota in neonates still remains poorly understood. Objective: The aim of this study was to understand how the maternal microbiota contributes to the initial neonatal oral microbiota. Design: Twelve mother-neonate pairs with samples from the maternal or...

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Main Authors: Heidi Tuominen, Maria Carmen Collado, Jaana Rautava, Stina Syrjänen, Samuli Rautava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2019.1663084