Distinct composition of the oral indigenous microbiota in South Korean and Japanese adults

A comparison of national surveys on oral health suggested that the population of South Korea has a better periodontal health status than that of Japan, despite their similar inherent backgrounds. Here, we investigated differences in oral bacterial assemblages between individuals from those two count...

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Main Authors: Takeshita, Toru, Matsuo, Kazuki, Furuta, Michiko, Shibata, Yukie, Fukami, Kaoru, Shimazaki, Yoshihiro, Akifusa, Sumio, Han, Dong-Hung, Kim, Hyun-Duck, Yokoyama, Takeshi, Ninomiya, Toshiharu, Kiyohara, Yutaka, Yamashita, Yoshihisa
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4227031/