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PROVIDER: EGAD00001008780 | EGA |
REPOSITORIES: EGA
Frontiers in microbiology 20190410
<h4>Objective</h4>The human intestinal microbiota likely play an important role in the development of overweight and obesity. However, the associations between saliva microbiota and body mass index (BMI) have been sparsely studied. The aim of this study was to identify the associations between saliva microbiota and body size in Finnish children.<h4>Methods</h4>The saliva microbiota of 900 Finnish children, aged 11-14 years with measured height and weight, was characterized using 16S rRNA (V3-V4) ...[more]