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Oral microbiota shift after 12-week supplementation with Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 and PTA 5289; a randomized control trial

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Romani Vestman, Nelly, Chen, Tsute, Lif Holgerson, Pernilla, Öhman, Carina, Johansson, Ingegerd·2015·PLoS ONE

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BACKGROUND: Lactobacillus spp. potentially contribute to health by modulating bacterial biofilm formation, but their effects on the overall oral microbiota remain unclear. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Oral microbiota was characterized via 454-pyrosequencing of the 16S rDNA hypervariable region V3-V4 after 12 weeks of daily Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 and PTA 5289 consumption. Forty-four adults were assigned to a test group (n = 22) that received lactobacilli lozenges (108 CFU of each strain/lozenge) or a control group that received placebo (n = 22). Presence of L. reuteri was confirmed by cultivation and species specific PCR. Tooth biofilm samples from 16 adults before, during, and after exposure were analyzed by pyrosequencing. A total of 1,310,292 sequences were quality filtered. After removing single reads, 257 species or phylotypes were identified at 98.5% identity in the Human Oral Microbiome Database. Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Fusobacteria, Proteobacteria, and Actinobacteria were the most abundant phyla. Streptococcus was the most common genus and the S. oralis/S. mitis/S. mitis bv2/S. infantis group comprised the dominant species. The number of observed species was unaffected by L. reuteri exposure. However, subjects who had consumed L. reuteri were clustered in a principal coordinates analysis relative to scattering at baseline, and multivariate modeling of pyrosequencing microbiota, and culture and PCR detected L. reuteri separated baseline from 12-week samples in test subjects. L. reuteri intake correlated with increased S. oralis/S. mitis/S. mitis bv2/S. infantis group and Campylobacter concisus, Granulicatella adiacens, Bergeyella sp. HOT322, Neisseria subflava, and SR1 [G-1] sp. HOT874 detection and reduced S. mutans, S. anginosus, N. mucosa, Fusobacterium periodicum, F. nucleatum ss vincentii, and Prevotella maculosa detection. This effect had disappeared 1 month after exposure was terminated. CONCLUSIONS: L. reuteri consumption did not affect species richness but induced a shift in the oral microbiota composition. The biological relevance of this remains to be elucidated. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02311218.

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Authors
Romani Vestman, N., Chen, T., Lif Holgerson, P., Öhman, C., & Johansson, I.
Affiliations
  • The Forsyth Institute (US)
  • Umeå University (SE)
Corresponding author
Johansson, Ingegerd
Venue
PLoS ONE
Published
2015-05-06
Volume
10
Issue
5
Pages
e0125812
ISSN
1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1831961036
Cited by
78
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70
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7.67
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journal article
Language
en
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Funders
  • Västerbotten Läns Landsting
  • Vetenskapsrådet
  • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R37DE016937)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
Keywords
Lactobacillus reuteri, oral microbiota, probiotic supplementation, lozenges, dental plaque, Streptococcus mutans, Granulicatella adiacens, Fusobacterium, Neisseria subflava
MeSH terms
Adult, DNA, Bacterial, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mouth, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S, Saliva, Biofilms, Dietary Supplements, Probiotics, Limosilactobacillus reuteri, Young Adult, Microbiota

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