Mammalian oral microbiota rRNA gene amplicons
Comparison or oral microbiota between humans, dogs and wolves. Oral microbes and play important roles in maintaining oral health. When the microbiota-host homeostasis is perturbed, proliferation of some bacteria leads to diseases such as caries, gingivitis, and periodontitis. . Our study compared the oral microbiomes of wild wolves, dogs, and apes, with the aim of identifying if microbes have been potentially exchanged between humans and dogs as result of domestication and cohabitation. We found little if any evidence for such exchanges.