High-throughput sequencing identifies salivary microbiota in Chinese caries-free preschool children with primary dentition / 浙江大学学报（英文版）（B辑：生物医学和生物技术）

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES@#The study aimed at identifying salivary microbiota in caries-free Chinese preschool children using high-throughput sequencing.@*METHODS@#Saliva samples were obtained from 35 caries-free preschool children (18 boys and 17 girls) with primary dentition, and 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) V3-V4 hypervariable regions of the microorganisms were analyzed using Illumina MiSeq.@*RESULTS@#At 97% similarity level, all of these reads were clustered into 334 operational taxonomic units (OTUs). Among these, five phyla (Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Candidate division TM7) and 13 genera (@*CONCLUSIONS@#Our results revealed the diversity and composition of salivary microbiota in caries-free preschool children, with little difference between male and female subjects. Identity of the core microbiome, coupled with prediction of gene function, deepens our understanding of oral microbiota in caries-free populations and provides basic information for associating salivary microecology and oral health.