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Bioinformatic Approaches for Describing the Oral Microbiota

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Oral Biology

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 2588))

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Cultivation-independent (molecular) analysis of the oral microbiota can provide a comprehensive picture of microbial community composition, yet there is an at-times bewildering array of approaches that can be employed. This chapter introduces some of the key considerations when undertaking microbiota research and describes two alternative bioinformatic pipelines for conducting such studies. The descriptions are based on analysis of bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequences, but can be easily adapted for analysis of other microbial taxa such as fungi.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Kristi Biswas & David T. J. Broderick

  2. School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Michael W. Taylor & David T. J. Broderick

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  1. School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD, Australia

    Gregory J. Seymour

  2. School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD, Australia

    Mary P. Cullinan

  3. Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

    Nicholas C.K. Heng

  4. Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

    Paul R. Cooper

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Biswas, K., Taylor, M.W., Broderick, D.T.J. (2023). Bioinformatic Approaches for Describing the Oral Microbiota. In: Seymour, G.J., Cullinan, M.P., Heng, N.C., Cooper, P.R. (eds) Oral Biology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2588. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2780-8_8

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