Similarity of bacterial populations in saliva from African-American mother-child dyads

Yihong Li, Amid I. Ismail, Yao Ge, Marisol Tellez, Woosung Sohn

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    Abstract

    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.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)3082-3085
    Number of pages4
    JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
    Volume45
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Sep 2007

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Microbiology (medical)

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