The oral microbiome and cancer.
61 Citations•2015•
A. Kerr
Journal of dental hygiene : JDH
The human microbiome is defined as the collective genomes of the microbes that live inside and on the human body, and there are approximately 10 microbes and 100 microbial genes for each human cell and gene respectively.
Abstract
The human microbiome is defined as the collective genomes of the microbes (composed of bacteria, bacteriophages, fungi, protozoa and viruses) that live inside and on the human body, and there are approximately 10 microbes and 100 microbial genes for each human cell and gene respectively.