Oral Microbiome: Spit Reveals A Lot About What Lives In Your Mouth
Saturday, February 28, 2009 - 02:21
in Biology & Nature
Your mouth is home to a thriving community of microbial life. More than 600 different species of bacteria reside in this "microbiome," yet everyone hosts a unique set of bugs, and this has important implications for health and disease. Scientists have now performed the first global survey of salivary microbes, finding that the oral microbiome of your neighbor is just as different from yours as someone across the globe.