Similarity of bacterial populations in saliva from African-American mother-child dyads.
Using PCR-based denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analyses of oral bacterial samples in 20 mother-child dyads, this study demonstrated a high degree of similarity of bacterial compositions between the mothers and their children; the two may share as much as 94% of their oral bacterial spectra, including cariogenic species.
Li
Yihong
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Department of Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology, New York University College of Dentistry, 345 E. 24th St., New York, NY 10010, USA. yihong.li@nyu.edu
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Amid I
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Yao
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Tellez
Marisol
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Sohn
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D001741:Black or African American; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D044822:Biodiversity; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D009691:Nucleic Acid Denaturation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology*