Mothers with high levels of dental plaque are 8 times more likely to transfer Candida albicans , involved in tooth decay, to their babies, underlining the need for moms to keep their own teeth clean
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0290938
Article Title: Multilocus sequence typing of Candida albicans oral isolates reveals high genetic relatedness of mother-child dyads in early life
Author Countries: Kuwait, USA
Funding: JX; grants K23DE027412 and R01DE031025 from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/ The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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Multilocus sequence typing of Candida albicans oral isolates reveals high genetic relatedness of mother-child dyads in early life
17-Jan-2024
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.