Lingual microbiota profiles of patients with geographic tongue
Geographic tongue (GT) is an oral mucosal lesion that affects the tongue. The association between GT and the bacterial colonization profiles of the tongue is not clear. Lingual swabs were collected from lesion sites and healthy sites of 35 patients with GT (19 males and 16 females; Mage = 54.3 ± 16....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Oral Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2017.1355206 |