title: Guest editorial for special oral microbes edition.
authors: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. Electronic address: lunsfordr@nidcr.nih.gov.
authors: Robert D
authors: RD
authors: Lunsford
authors: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors: Amanda A
authors: AA
authors: Melillo
authors: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors: Martha J
authors: MJ
authors: Somerman
mesh_terms: D065567:Absorption, Physiological / Q000276:immunology*; D000069196:Gastrointestinal Microbiome / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008827:Microbiological Phenomena / Q000276:immunology*; D019242:Oral Medicine