Article
“Extensive Transmission of Microbes along the Gastrointestinal Tract”
2018-12-28
Abstract excerpt
The gastrointestinal tract is abundantly colonized by microbes, yet the translocation of oral species to the intestine is considered a rare aberrant event, and a hallmark of disease. By studying salivary and fecal microbial strain populations of 310 species in 470 individuals from five countries, we found that transmission to, and subsequent colonization of, the large intestine by oral microbes is common and exten...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 3175b418-48de-546e-b666-74ac2fa81e00
- DOI
- 10.1101/507194
