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SUBMITTER: Abusleme L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7243417 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Abusleme L L O'Gorman H H Dutzan N N Greenwell-Wild T T Moutsopoulos N M NM
Journal of dental research 20200428 6
Commensal microbiomes exert critical functions at barrier sites. In particular, establishment of the commensal microbiome after birth dictates immune functionality and tissue homeostasis at mucosal surfaces. To investigate the establishment and stability of the oral mucosal microbiome in mice, we evaluated oral microbiome communities shortly after birth, through adulthood, and up to 1 y of life in a controlled manner, using sequential oral samples from the same mice over time. We further evaluat ...[more]