Oral microbiota composition in children and adults during Spanish COVID-19 lockdown: impact of home self-confinement and SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Miguel Blanco-Fuertes; Gerard González-Comino; Pedro Beneito Brotons; Aleix Lluansí; Rosauro Varo; Desirée Henares; Mouna Lazrek; Maria Cisneros; Mariona Fernández de Sevilla; Juan J. García-García; Alex Mira; Quique Bassat; Carmen Muñoz-Almagro

doi:10.1080/20002297.2026.2635242

January 1, 2026Open Access

Oral microbiota composition in children and adults during Spanish COVID-19 lockdown: impact of home self-confinement and SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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To examine how age and home confinement during the COVID-19 lockdown affected oral microbiota composition in children and adults.
Analyzed oral microbiota samples from children and adults during the Spanish lockdown
Compared microbiota composition based on age and COVID-19 symptom severity
Assessed differences between asymptomatic children and adults with varying disease severity.
Adults showed varying microbiota based on their COVID-19 severity
No significant differences were found in asymptomatic children's microbiota
Age and cohabitation notably influenced microbiota composition overall.

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Age and cohabitation affect oral microbiota, influencing COVID-19 response in adults but not in children.

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Age and cohabitation strongly influenced oral microbiota composition. In adults, microbiota varied with COVID-19 severity, whereas no differences were observed among asymptomatic children.

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Blanco-Fuertes et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69aa6ee2531e4c4a9ff59024 https://doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2026.2635242

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