Sequencing study reveals a shared core microbiome in healthy individuals, suggesting consistent baseline oral bacterial communities.
We obtained the first insight into the diversity and uniqueness of individual oral microbiomes at a resolution of next-generation sequencing. We showed that a major proportion of bacterial sequences of unrelated healthy individuals is identical, supporting the concept of a core microbiome at health.
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