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The Same Microbiota and a Potentially Discriminant Metabolome in the Saliva of Omnivore, Ovo-Lacto-Vegetarian and Vegan Individuals

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De Filippis, Francesca, Vannini, Lucia, La Storia, Antonietta, Laghi, Luca, Piombino, Paola, Stellato, Giuseppina, Serrazanetti, Diana I., Gozzi, Giorgia +6 more·2014·PLoS ONE

Abstract

The salivary microbiota has been linked to both oral and non-oral diseases. Scant knowledge is available on the effect of environmental factors such as long-term dietary choices on the salivary microbiota and metabolome. This study analyzed the microbial diversity and metabolomic profiles of the saliva of 161 healthy individuals who followed an omnivore or ovo-lacto-vegetarian or vegan diet. A large core microbiota was identified, including 12 bacterial genera, found in >98% of the individuals. The subjects could be stratified into three "salivary types" that differed on the basis of the relative abundance of the core genera Prevotella, Streptococcus/Gemella and Fusobacterium/Neisseria. Statistical analysis indicated no effect of dietary habit on the salivary microbiota. Phylogenetic beta-diversity analysis consistently showed no differences between omnivore, ovo-lacto-vegetarian and vegan individuals. Metabolomic profiling of saliva using (1)H-NMR and GC-MS/SPME identified diet-related biomarkers that enabled a significant discrimination between the 3 groups of individuals on the basis of their diet. Formate, urea, uridine and 5-methyl-3-hexanone could discriminate samples from omnivores, whereas 1-propanol, hexanoic acid and proline were characteristic of non-omnivore diets. Although the salivary metabolome can be discriminating for diet, the microbiota has a remarkable inter-individual stability and did not vary with dietary habits. Microbial homeostasis might be perturbed with sub-standard oral hygiene or other environmental factors, but there is no current indication that a choice of an omnivore, ovo-lacto-vegetarian or vegan diet can lead to a specific composition of the oral microbiota with consequences on the oral homeostasis.

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De Filippis, F., Vannini, L., La Storia, A., Laghi, L., Piombino, P., Stellato, G., Serrazanetti, D. I., Gozzi, G., Turroni, S., Ferrocino, I., Lazzi, C., Di Cagno, R., Gobbetti, M., & Ercolini, D.
Affiliations
  • University of Bologna (IT)
  • University of Naples Federico II (IT)
  • University of Turin (IT)
  • University of Parma (IT)
  • University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
Corresponding author
Ercolini, Danilo
Venue
PLoS ONE
Published
2014-11-05
Volume
9
Issue
11
Pages
e112373
ISSN
1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2020427607
Cited by
146
References
69
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 8
FWCI
15.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • PLoS ONE (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Institutional Research Information System University of Turin (University of Turin) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
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  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Bari Aldo Moro) (submittedVersion)
  • Open Research (University of Surrey) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca (PRIN 2010-2011 “, 2010-2011, (PRIN 2010))
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
Keywords
salivary microbiota, salivary metabolome, diet, vegan diet, lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet, omnivorous diet, core microbiome, Prevotella, Streptococcus, Fusobacterium, Neisseria, microbial homeostasis, oral health
MeSH terms
Vegans, Diet, Vegan, Adolescent, Adult, Bacteria, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Saliva, Metabolome, Microbiota

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