March 25, 2008
Scientists Launch First Comprehensive Database of Human Oral Microbiome
Scientists know more today than ever before about the microbes
that inhabit our mouths. They know so much, in fact, that gathering
all of the relevant bits of information into one place when designing
experiments can be a labor-intensive job in itself. Now, grantees
of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR),
part of the National Institutes of Health, and their international
colleagues intend to solve this problem with the launch of the
first comprehensive database of the oral microbiome, or the approximately
600 distinct microorganisms currently known to live in the mouth.
