Alcohol consumption and oral microbiome composition in a sample of healthy young adults.
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SUBMITTER: Ward G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10642607 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov
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Alcohol consumption and oral microbiome composition in a sample of healthy young adults.
Ward Gyles G Wurster Jenna I JI Lamb Philip S PS DeCost Grace G Belenky Peter P Monnig Mollie A MA
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) 20231101 6
The oral microbiomes of 24 healthy adults (50% female; mean age = 24.3) were examined using 16 s ribosomal RNA sequencing and compared between light and heavy drinkers. Beta diversity was related at the trend level to drinking group, and light drinkers had significantly higher abundances of key oral taxa such as Lactobacillales. These preliminary results may offer insight into early effects of heavy drinking on the composition of the oral microbiome. ...[more]
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