Pilot study characterizing oral-to-blood microbial DNA translocation in individuals with current cocaine use disorder
Douglas E. Johnson, Kamala P. Sundararaj, Suganya Subramanian, Yaxin Qiu, Iniyan Samuel, Da Cheng, Tabinda Salman, Zhenwu Luo, Sylvia Fitting, Larry Keen, Elizabeth Call, Abhiram Maddi, William Walton Stoops, Alicia Hartley, John E. McKinnon, , Wei Jiang
This study shows that cocaine use disorder is associated with oral microbial dysbiosis and selective microbial translocation from saliva to blood.
bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology