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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kageyama S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6688131 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in microbiology 20190802
The salivary microbiota is constantly swallowed and delivered to the digestive tract. These bacteria may be associated with gastrointestinal diseases. This case-control study examined the salivary microbiota in patients with digestive tract cancer (DTC) and evaluated their differential distribution based on the cancer sites. We collected saliva samples from 59 patients with cancer in any part of the digestive tract (tongue/pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and large intestine) and from 118 age- and s ...[more]