期刊
SPRINGERPLUS
卷 5, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
SPRINGER INT PUBL AG
DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-3728-6
关键词
Caries; Function; Metagenome; Saliva; Microbiota; Whole-ecosystem sequencing
资金
- National Science Foundation of China [31300424, 81670979]
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases [SKLOD2015OF07]
- Bureau of Science and Technology, Qingdao [16-5-1-64-jch]
Objective: Saliva, a mixture of exocrinally secretive fluids, amounts to similar to 1.5 L daily and harbors numerous microbial inhabitants. However, except the organismal structure of saliva microbiota, the functional profile of saliva microbiota remain elusive. Methods: Here we used metagenomic sequencing to experimentally reconstruct the global genomic profile of saliva by sequencing total saliva DNA from two healthy and two caries-active (DMFT >= 6) adults. Results: We found that saliva microbiota, representing 30-60% of total saliva DNA in our samples, might carry functional signatures that were site-specific and caries-state-specific. Among microbiota from different hosts, a prominent functional core, but not an organismal core, was identified. Each microbiota exhibited functional redundancy where dominant genomes tend to encode more functional diversity yet without necessarily contributing to dominant functions. Furthermore, genetic polymorphisms of hosts were also unraveled from salivary DNA without apparent physical or sequence bias in human chromosomes. Conclusions: The microbial functional sensitivity to disease, links to specific functions, and permission of simultaneous genotyping of hosts and microbiota suggested sequencing salivary DNA might be an advantageous venue in uncovering both human and microbial basis of oral infections.
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