Microbial characteristics across different tongue coating types in a healthy population.

ABSTRACT: Background The physical appearance of tongue coatings is vital for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to diagnose health and disease status. The microbiota of different tongue coatings could also influence coating formation and be further associated with specific diseases. Previous studies have focused on bacteria from different tongue coatings in the context of specific diseases, but the normal variations in healthy individuals remain unknown.Aim: We examined the tongue microbiota by metagenomics in 94 healthy individuals classified into eight different tongue types.Results: The overall composition of the tongue coating microbiome is not drastically different among different coating types, similar to the findings of previous studies in healthy populations. Further ana

SUBMITTER: Chen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8317956 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature