Diversity, composition, and networking of saliva microbiota distinguish the severity of COVID-19 episodes as revealed by an analysis of 16S rRNA variable V1-V3 region sequences

• Published in: mSystems Vol. 8; no. 4; p. e0106222
• Main Authors: Larios Serrato, Violeta, Meza, Beatriz, Gonzalez-Torres, Carolina, Gaytan-Cervantes, Javier, González Ibarra, Joaquín, Santacruz Tinoco, Clara Esperanza, Anguiano Hernández, Yu-Mei, Martínez Miguel, Bernardo, Cázarez Cortazar, Allison, Sarquiz Martínez, Brenda, Alvarado Yaah, Julio Elias, Mendoza Pérez, Antonina Reyna, Palma Herrera, Juan José, García Soto, Leticia Margarita, Chávez Rojas, Adriana Inés, Bravo Mateos, Guillermo, Samano Marquez, Gabriel, Grajales Muñiz, Concepción, Torres, Javier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 13.06.2023
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Asymptomatic; Bacteria; Chronic illnesses; COVID-19; disease severity; Disease transmission; Enzymes; Hospitalization; Human Microbiome; Infections; microbial networks; Microbiomes; Microbiota; Microorganisms; Opportunist infection; Patients; Pneumonia; Research Article; Respiratory tract; rRNA 16S; Saliva; Sample size; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Taxonomy; Tongue; Vaccination; Viral infections; Mexico; COVID-19; microbiota; viral infections; disease severity; microbial networks

Studies on the role of the oral microbiome in SARS-CoV-2 infection and severity of the disease are limited. We aimed to characterize the bacterial communities present in the saliva of patients with varied COVID-19 severity to learn if there are differences in the characteristics of the microbiome am...