The Human Salivary Microbiome Is Shaped by Shared Environment Rather than Genetics: Evidence from a Large Family of Closely Related Individuals

ABSTRACT The human microbiome is affected by multiple factors, including the environment and host genetics. In this study, we analyzed the salivary microbiomes of an extended family of Ashkenazi Jewish individuals living in several cities and investigated associations with both shared household and...

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Main Authors: Liam Shaw, Andre L. R. Ribeiro, Adam P. Levine, Nikolas Pontikos, Francois Balloux, Anthony W. Segal, Adam P. Roberts, Andrew M. Smith
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c7f5b16c28f749aca4fdc8637d8c3156
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