The oral microbiome community variations associated with normal, potentially malignant disorders and malignant lesions of the oral cavity

• Main Authors: Mok, S.F., Chinna, Karuthan, Cheah, Y.K., Ngeow, Wei Cheong, Zain, R.B., Yap, S.F., Ong, H.K.A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia 2017
• Subjects: RK Dentistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/17839/1/oral-microbiome.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/17839/; http://www.mjpath.org.my/2017/v39n1/oral-microbiome.pdf

The human oral microbiome has been known to show strong association with various oral diseases including oral cancer. This study attempts to characterize the community variations between normal, oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD) and cancer associated microbiota using 16S rDNA sequencing. S...