Comparison of the oral microbiome in mouthwash and whole saliva samples.

Population-based epidemiologic studies can provide important insight regarding the role of the microbiome in human health and disease. Buccal cells samples using commercial mouthwash have been obtained in large prospective cohorts for the purpose of studying human genomic DNA. We aimed to better und...

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Main Authors: Xiaozhou Fan, Brandilyn A Peters, Deborah Min, Jiyoung Ahn, Richard B Hayes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5894969?pdf=render