Technische Universität MünchenJan 15

Researchers, including Melanie Schirmer, found identical #bacterialstrains in the mouth and gut of patients with advanced chronic #liverdisease, linking #oralbacteria to gut and #liverhealth: http://go.tum.de/871690

#microbiome #GutHealth

📷A. Eckert

Oral bacteria play a role in chronic liver disease

Researchers have discovered that in chronic liver disease, bacteria from the mouth colonize the gut. This can worsen the condition.