Tongue Microbiota and Oral Health Status in Community-Dwelling Elderly Adults
Aspiration of oral contents can lead to pneumonia, which is a major cause of death among elderly adults susceptible to swallowing impairments. Tongue microbiota are a dominant source of oral microbial populations that are ingested with saliva. This large-scale population-based study revealed variati...
Main Authors: | Mikari Asakawa, Toru Takeshita, Michiko Furuta, Shinya Kageyama, Kenji Takeuchi, Jun Hata, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Yoshihisa Yamashita |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2018-08-01
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Series: | mSphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00332-18 |
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