Acquisition of Oral Microbiota is Driven by Environment, Not Host Genetics
C. Mukherjee, C. O. Moyer, H. M. Steinkamp, S. B. Hashmi, X. Guo, A. Ni, E. J. Leys, A. L. Griffen
This study shows that the oral microbiota is transmitted through contact and shared environment, not host genetics, by comparing biological and adoptive mother-child pairs.
Microbiome · Feb 23, 2021Peer-reviewedMicrobiology