{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Shahzad M"],"funding":["Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council"],"pagination":["112449"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12855591"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["64"],"pubmed_abstract":["The oral microbiome is the second most complex and diverse ecosystem in the human body. A number of longitudinal studies assessing oral microbiome development in diverse populations has been reported recently. However, oral microbiome development in vulnerable populations such as infants who are at risk of malnutrition is rarely explored. The current study aims to assess oral bacterial community development and associated factors in Pakistani infants residing in malnutrition endemic areas of Pakistan. Data and oral swab samples were collected from infants (<i>n</i> = 71) at baseline (age <28 days) and 3-months follow-up (<i>n</i> = 65) followed by DNA extraction, PCR amplification and 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing on a DNBSEQ-G400 platform. Of the total 136 samples, 119 samples were success"],"journal":["Data in brief"],"pubmed_title":["The oral microbiome profile of Pakistani infants characterized by 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing."],"pmcid":["PMC12855591"],"funding_grant_id":["BB/N021800/1"],"pubmed_authors":["Yumna S","Ismail M","Islam MJU","Malalai K","Sara I","Irum T","Shahzad M","Al Nabhani Z","Andrews SC"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The oral microbiome profile of Pakistani infants characterized by 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing.","description":"The oral microbiome is the second most complex and diverse ecosystem in the human body. A number of longitudinal studies assessing oral microbiome development in diverse populations has been reported recently. However, oral microbiome development in vulnerable populations such as infants who are at risk of malnutrition is rarely explored. The current study aims to assess oral bacterial community development and associated factors in Pakistani infants residing in malnutrition endemic areas of Pakistan. Data and oral swab samples were collected from infants (<i>n</i> = 71) at baseline (age <28 days) and 3-months follow-up (<i>n</i> = 65) followed by DNA extraction, PCR amplification and 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing on a DNBSEQ-G400 platform. Of the total 136 samples, 119 samples were success","dates":{"release":"2026-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2026 Feb","modification":"2026-06-20T03:12:21.409Z","creation":"2026-06-20T03:10:08.935Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12855591","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41624431"],"doi":["10.1016/j.dib.2026.112449"]}}