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SUBMITTER: Yu G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5240432 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yu Guoqin G Phillips Stephen S Gail Mitchell H MH Goedert James J JJ Humphrys Michael S MS Ravel Jacques J Ren Yanfang Y Caporaso Neil E NE
Microbiome 20170117 1
<h4>Background</h4>The goal of the study was to investigate whether cigarette smoking alters oral and nasal microbial diversity, composition, and structure. Twenty-three current smokers and 20 never smokers were recruited. From each subject, nine samples including supra and subgingiva plaque scrapes, saliva, swabs from five soft oral tissue sites, and one nasal swab from both the anterior nares were collected. 16S rRNA V3-V4 region was sequenced for microbial profiles.<h4>Results</h4>We found th ...[more]