Shotgun metagenomic analysis of the tongue-coating microbiome reveals oral microbes and their functions in older adults with dementia
These results suggest that specific oral taxa and their metabolic functions are associated with cognitive status and may reflect underlying neurodegenerative processes.
Authors
- Bock‐Young Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8186-2109)
- Byoung-Seok Ye
- Sol-Ah Jeong
- Jun Hyung Hyung
- Insuk Lee
Institutions
- Yonsei University (KR)
- Proteome Sciences (United Kingdom) (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Oral Microbiology
- Published
- 2026-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2026.2643036
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea