Oral bacteria play a role in chronic liver disease Researchers have discovered that in chronic liver disease, bacteria from the mouth colonize the gut. This can worsen the condition.

Researchers, including Melanie Schirmer, found identical #bacterialstrains in the mouth and gut of patients with advanced chronic #liverdisease, linking #oralbacteria to gut and #liverhealth: go.tum.de/871690

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Bacterial strains in the human gut associate with host physiology
Godneva, A. et al.
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