Scientists chip away at mystery of what lives in our mouths
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 04:00
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have pieced together sections of DNA from 12 individual cells to sequence the genome of a bacterium known to live in healthy human mouths. With this new data, the researchers were able to reinforce a theory that genes in a closely related bacterium could be culprits in its ability to cause severe gum disease.