Journal of Oral Science Research ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (10): 915-918.DOI: 10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2019.10.001

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Oral Microbiota Diversity and Bacterial Genomic Polymorphism.

GE Linhu*, SU Hanfu   

  1. Key Laboratory of Oral Medicine, Guangzhou Institute of Oral Disease, Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510182, China.
  • Received:2019-07-11 Online:2019-10-28 Published:2019-10-22

Abstract: Oral microbiota is the combination of all bacteria living in oral cavity. Recent evidence showed that oral microbiota not only plays key role on oral diseases such as periodontitis and dental caries, but also is associated with systemic diseases like atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and rheumatoid arthritis. Oral microbiota differs in both bacterial population (diversity) and bacterial genomes (polymorphism) among individuals, which are important factors that impact diseases development. This paper reviews recent progress in understanding of oral microbiota in the aspect of diversity and polymorphism, and their roles in disease development.

Key words: oral microbiota, diversity, polymorphism, disease