Ecological competition in the oral mycobiome of Hispanic adults living in Puerto Rico associates with periodontitis

• DOI: 10.1080/20002297.2024.2316485
• Publication Date: 2024-02-21T19:03:12Z
• Authors: Kimil Acosta-Pagán; Benjamín Bolaños-...; Cynthia Pérez; Ana P. Ortíz; Filipa Godoy-Vito...
• Keywords: Oral Microbiome; Dysbiosis

Background: Fungi are a major component of the human microbiome that only recently received attention. The imbalance indigenous fungal communities and environmental fungi present in oral cavity may have role dysbiosis, which could exacerbate inflammatory diseases.