The oral microbiome of newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients; a pilot study

CONCLUSION: These observations suggest significant variations in diversity, relative abundance and functional potential of oral microbiota of TB patients compared to healthy controls thereby suggesting potential role of oral bacterial dysbiosis in TB pathogenesis. However, longitudinal studies using powerful metagenomic and transcriptomic approaches are crucial to identify and these findings.PMID:38431030 | DOI:10.1016/j.ygeno.2024.110816

Source: Genomics - March 2, 2024 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Muhammad Shahzad Muhammad Saeed Humaira Amin Nada Binmadi Zafar Ullah Sana Bibi Simon C Andrew Source Type: research