Extensive Transmission of Microbes along the Gastrointestinal Tract
T. S. Schmidt, M. R. Hayward, L. P. Coelho, S. S. Li, P. I. Costea, A. Y. Voigt, J. Wirbel, O. M. Maistrenko, R. J. Alves, E. Bergsten, C. de Beaufort, I. Sobhani, A. Heintz-Buschart, S. Sunagawa, G. Zeller, , P. Bork
The paper shows oral microbes commonly colonize the large intestine in healthy individuals and more so in disease states like colorectal cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
bioRxiv · Dec 28, 2018Microbiology