Oral <i>Eikenella</i> as a potential new biomarker of symptomatic carotid atherosclerosis
Oral microbiota diversity and composition differ between patients with carotid atherosclerosis and controls. A higher relative abundance of the genus <i>Eikenella</i> in symptomatic versus asymptomatic patients and the detection of the species <i>Eikenella corrodens</i> in all carotid plaques, might suggest that <i>Eikenella</i> is important in atherogenesis and plaque instability. Oral <i>Eikenella</i> could possibly serve as a potential new biomarker.
Authors
- M. Trøseid
- Kristian Holm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4947-4365)
- Mona Skjelland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7950-4882)
- Beate Vestad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7934-4751)
- Karolina Skagen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6540-3463)
- Kristine Stø (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5140-8709)
- Vigdis Bjerkeli
- Johannes R. Hov
- Thor Ueland
- Bente Halvorsen
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Oral Microbiology
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2026.2613521
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00