Saliva microbiota in Finnish children

The human intestinal microbiota may play a role in the development of overweight and obesity. However, associations between saliva microbiota and body mass index (BMI) have been sparsely studied, although the oral cavity is the major gateway for microbes into the body. The aim of this study was to identify associations between the saliva microbiota and BMI categories in Finnish children aged 9-14 years.

Type: Other
Archiver: European Genome-Phenome Archive (EGA)

2 Datasets 4 Publications

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Dataset ID	Description	Technology	Samples
EGAD00001004145	The saliva microbiota of 972 Finnish children, aged 9-14 years was characterized using the 16S rRNA (V3-V4) gene sequencing with Illumina Hiseq platform.	Illumina HiSeq 2500	972
EGAD00001008780	Excess sugar consumption is common among youth and can have adverse health effects. However, the relationship between saliva microbiota and sugar consumption remains sparsely studied. We aimed to explore diversity, composition and functional capacities of saliva microbiota in 11–13-year-old Finnish children with low and high sweet treat consumption.	Illumina HiSeq 2500	453

Publications	Citations
Gender-Specific Associations Between Saliva Microbiota and Body Size. Raju SC, Lagström S, Ellonen P, de Vos WM, Eriksson JG, Weiderpass E, Rounge TB. Front Microbiol 10: 2019 767	37
Meal Regularity Plays a Role in Shaping the Saliva Microbiota. Viljakainen J, Raju SC, Viljakainen H, Figueiredo RAO, Roos E, Weiderpass E, Rounge TB. Front Microbiol 11: 2020 757	3
Antimicrobial drug use in the first decade of life influences saliva microbiota diversity and composition. Raju SC, Viljakainen H, Figueiredo RAO, Neuvonen PJ, Eriksson JG, Weiderpass E, Rounge TB. Microbiome 8: 2020 121	16
The Composition and Functional Capacities of Saliva Microbiota Differ Between Children With Low and High Sweet Treat Consumption. Lommi S, Manzoor M, Engberg E, Agrawal N, Lakka TA, Leinonen J, Kolho KL, Viljakainen H. Front Nutr 9: 2022 864687	5